# Foxconn to acquire Macronix's 6-inch wafer fab in Hsinchu for NT$2.52 billion

Foxconn signed an asset transaction agreement to acquire Macronix's 6-inch wafer fab and equipment in Hsinchu Science Park for NT$2.52 billion. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2021.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2021-08-05
- Where: Hsinchu Science Park, TWN
- Value: $90.0M (2.52B TWD)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 15,000 wafers per month
- Products: 6-inch wafers, SiC MOSFETs
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Foxconn](https://endata.com/companies/15170.md) (acquirer)
- [Macronix](https://endata.com/companies/16022.md) (target)

## Sources

- [foxconn.com](https://www.foxconn.com/en-us/press-center/press-releases/latest-news/661), 2021-08-05: "The acquisition of the 6-inch wafer fab in Hsinchu Science Park officially signals Foxconn's entry into the manufacture and development of wide band gap semiconductors, especially SiC."
- [electronicsweekly.com](https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/foxconn-buy-macronix-fab-2021-08/), 2021-08-06: "This is a great opportunity for us to turn this 6-inch chip plant into a research and development as well as a production base for SiC chips."

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