# UMC to build $5B wafer fab in Singapore

UMC announced on July 6, 2022 that it will invest $5 billion to build a new fab, Fab12i P3, in Singapore. The first phase will have a monthly production capacity of 30,000 wafers, targeting 5G, IoT and automotive electronics.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-07-06
- Where: Singapore, Singapore
- Value: $5.00B
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 30,000 wafers per month (first phase)
- Products: semiconductor wafers
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [UMC](https://endata.com/companies/30546.md)

## Sources

- [semimedia.cc](https://www.semimedia.cc/umc-to-build-new-fab-in-singapore-to-meet-market-demand/), 2022-07-12: "UMC announced on July 6 that it will invest $5 billion to build a new fab, the Fab12i P3, in Singapore."

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