# UMC to expand Fab 12A P6 in Tainan with NT$100 billion investment

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) announced a NT$100 billion (approx. US$3.5 billion) expansion of its Fab 12A P6 facility in Tainan Science Park, Taiwan. The expansion will add 27,500 wafers per month of capacity, with production expected to begin in the second quarter of 2023.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-04-28
- Where: Tainan Science Park, Tainan, TWN
- Value: $3.50B (100.0B TWD)
- Jobs: 1,000
- Starts operating: Q2 2023
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 27,500 12-inch wafers per month
- Products: 28nm wafers, 14nm wafers, OLED driver ICs
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [United Microelectronics Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/19674.md)

## Sources

- [umc.com](https://www.umc.com/zh-TW/News/press_release/Content/corporate/20210428-2), 2021-04-28: "P6產能擴建計畫預計於2023年第二季投入生產，規劃總投資金額約新台幣1,000億元。"
- [businesswire.com](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210428005418/en/UMC-Partners-with-Customers-for-NT%24100-Billion-Capacity-Expansion-at-its-300mm-Fab-12A-P6-in-Tainan), 2021-04-28: "The P6 expansion is scheduled for production in the second quarter of 2023, with total investment for the project earmarked at NT$100 billion."
- [digitimes.com](https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20210429PD200.html), 2021-04-29: "The expanded P6 facility will be ready for production in the second quarter of 2023, said UMC, adding that the facility expansion project will bring in an additional output of 27,500 wafers monthly."
- [digitimes.com](https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20210429VL200.html), 2021-04-29: "Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) has announced plans to invest a total of NT$100 billion (US$3.58 billion) in the expansion of its 12-inch factory site in southern Taiwan."
- [knowledge.openinnovationgarage.com](https://knowledge.openinnovationgarage.com/chipmaker-says-it-will-ramp-up-production-of-older-28nm-chips/), 2021-04-30: "This will strengthen our financial position to capture the market opportunity."
- [eetasia.com](https://www.eetasia.com/umc-to-expand-300mm-fab-capacity-in-tainan/), 2021-05-11: "The P6 expansion is scheduled for production in the second quarter of 2023, with total investment for the project earmarked at NT$100 billion."

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