# Nexperia invests $700M in capacity expansion, opens new production line in Britain

Nexperia announced a $700 million investment to expand production capacity in Europe and Asia in 2022. It opened a new 8-inch silicon wafer production line at its Manchester, England fab in late June 2021, producing power MOSFETs. The company aims to increase output at its Hamburg fab by 20% and at its Manchester fab by 10% by mid-2022.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-01-18
- Where: Manchester, England, United Kingdom
- Value: $700.0M
- Starts operating: 24 Jun 2021
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 8-inch silicon wafer production line
- Products: power MOSFETs, silicon wafers
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Nexperia](https://endata.com/companies/19628.md)

## Sources

- [lixincchip.com](https://www.lixincchip.com/news/details/nexperia-investing-700m-in-capacity-expansion-opens-new-production-line-in-britain), 2022-01-18: "Nexperia, a global leading essential semiconductors provider, declared it would spend $700 million to expand its production capacity in Europe and Asia this year."

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