# Rohm to build new building at Malaysia semiconductor plant, boosting capacity 1.5x

Rohm will invest 8.2 billion yen to construct a new building at its semiconductor plant in Kelantan, Malaysia, starting January 2022 with completion targeted for August 2023, increasing production capacity by 1.5 times for insulated gate drivers used in power semiconductors.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-12-14
- Where: Kelantan, Malaysia, Malaysia
- Value: $72.0M (8.20B JPY)
- Starts operating: Aug 2023
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1.5 times current production capacity
- Products: insulated gate drivers, power semiconductor LSI
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [RÖHM Group](https://endata.com/companies/18449.md)

## Sources

- [nikkei.com](https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUF132UP0T11C21A2000000/), 2021-12-13: "ロームはマレーシアの半導体工場の生産能力を1.5倍に拡大する。"

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