# SMART Modular Technologies opens factory in Manaus with R$150M investment

SMART Modular Technologies has opened a new factory in the Manaus Free Trade Zone to produce DRAM memory modules, SSDs, and IoT connectivity modules, with an initial investment of R$150 million over three years, creating 160 direct jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-03-28
- Where: Manaus Free Trade Zone, Brazil
- Value: $30.0M (150.0M BRL)
- Jobs: 160
- Starts operating: Dec 2021
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 7 million units per year (5 million DRAM modules, 1.5 million SSDs, 0.5 million connectivity modules)
- Products: DRAM memory modules, SSDs, connectivity modules for IoT
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [SMART Modular Technologies](https://endata.com/companies/61932.md)

## Sources

- [tiinside.com.br](https://tiinside.com.br/en/28/03/2022/Smart-Modular-Technologies-opens-factory-in-Manaus-with-initial-investment-of-R%24150-million/), 2022-03-28: "SMART Modular Technologies, a developer and manufacturer of semiconductor components and electronic memory, data storage, and communication devices, has opened its new factory in the Manaus Free Trade Zone to produce DRAM memory modules, SSDs (Solid State Drives), and connectivity modules for the In"

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