# SMIC to invest $8.87 billion in new chip plant in Shanghai

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) announced plans to invest $8.87 billion to build a new chip fabrication plant in Shanghai's free-trade zone.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-09-03
- Where: Shanghai, free-trade zone, China
- Value: $8.87B
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 100,000 12-inch wafers per month
- Products: 28-nanometre chips
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/19550.md)
- [Pilot Free Trade Zone Lin-Gang Special Area Administration](https://endata.com/companies/57516.md) (partner)
- [China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone](https://endata.com/companies/57540.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/technology/chinas-smic-invest-887-bln-new-chip-plant-shanghai-2021-09-03/), 2021-09-03: "China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp will invest $8.87 billion to build a new chip fabrication plant in Shanghai's free-trade zone."
- [scmp.com](https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3147472/chinas-top-chip-maker-smic-build-us9-billion-factory-shanghai-amid), 2021-09-03: "China’s top chip foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) announced plans to build a new US$8.87 billion factory in Shanghai as it ramps up production to address the global chip shortage."
- [theregister.com](https://www.theregister.com/2021/09/06/smic_new_fab), 2021-09-06: "China's largest chipmaker, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), has announced it will spend $8.87 billion on a new fabrication facility."

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