# Soitec to build 300-mm SOI wafer fab extension in Singapore

Soitec announced it will build an extension to its 300-mm SOI wafer fab in Pasir Ris, Singapore, to double capacity to meet strong demand for semiconductors.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-06-20
- Where: Pasir Ris, Singapore, Singapore
- Value: $420.0M (400.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 300
- Starts operating: 2026
- Status: announced
- Capacity: double capacity of 300-mm SOI wafers
- Products: 300-mm SOI wafers
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [SOITEC](https://endata.com/companies/32773.md)

## Sources

- [eetimes.com](https://www.eetimes.com/soitec-to-build-300-mm-soi-wafer-fab-extension-in-singapore/), 2022-06-20: "In view of the demand, we have had to invest and increase our production capacity of 300-mm SOI wafers."
- [edb.gov.sg](https://www.edb.gov.sg/en/news-and-insights/france-s-soitec-doubles-down-on-singapore-with-more-investment-dollars-job-creation), 2022-07-12: "The company plans to plough an additional 400 million euros (S$570 million) into an extension for the factory that will double its size."

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