# Siltronic breaks ground on $3B wafer facility in Singapore

Siltronic broke ground on a new $3 billion wafer manufacturing facility in Tampines, Singapore. The facility is the company's largest and is expected to create 600 jobs when it opens in 2024.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-10-26
- Where: Tampines, Singapore, Singapore
- Value: $3.00B
- Jobs: 600
- Starts operating: 2024
- Status: under construction
- Products: silicon wafers
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Siltronic](https://endata.com/companies/51763.md)

## Sources

- [straitstimes.com](https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/chipmaker-breaks-ground-on-new-3b-manufacturing-facility-here), 2021-10-26: "This investment will not only enable us to chip in and help meet the global surge in demand for semiconductor products, but, more importantly, also serve to strengthen the local semiconductor ecosystem and our overall supply chain resilience."

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