# Yamaichi Electronics to build new building at Sakura Factory for semiconductor test sockets

Yamaichi Electronics Co., Ltd. resolved to construct a new building on the premises of its Sakura Factory in Chiba, Japan, to increase production capacity for semiconductor test sockets. The investment is approximately 1.5 billion yen, with construction starting in February 2023 and production starting in April 2024.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-03-29
- Where: 1-4-1 Osaku, Sakura-shi, Chiba, Japan
- Value: $12.5M (1.50B JPY)
- Starts operating: Apr 2024
- Status: announced
- Capacity: Building area 3,000 m2, total floor space 6,000 m2
- Products: semiconductor test sockets
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Yamaichi Electronics](https://endata.com/companies/49792.md)

## Sources

- [yamaichi.co.jp](https://www.yamaichi.co.jp/en/news/notice-on-construction-of-a-new-building-at-sakura-factory/), 2022-03-29: "We have decided to construct a new building to relocate production facilities and secure more space as a means of increasing production capacity."

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