# SMEC ramps MEMS and power chip production to 70,000 wafers per month

SMEC (Shaoxing SMEC Microelectronics Co., Ltd.), a spin-off of SMIC, has increased manufacturing capacity at its 200mm wafer fab in Shaoxing, China, to 70,000 wafer starts per month, up from 40,000 in Q4 2020. The company plans to spend an additional 6 billion yuan (about US$925 million) over five years.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-07-20
- Where: Gaobu Town, Yuecheng District, Shaoxing City, China
- Value: $925.0M (6.00B CNY)
- Starts operating: Jul 2021
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 70,000 wafer starts per month (current); 100,000 wafer per month (fully installed)
- Products: MEMS, IGBT, MOSFET
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Shaoxing SMEC Microelectronics Co., Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/56600.md)

## Sources

- [eenewseurope.com](https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/smic-spin-off-foundry-ramps-mems-power-chip-production/), 2021-07-20: "SMEC has now increased manufacturing capacity to 70,000 wafer starts per month, according to a Digitimes report."

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