# SMIC plans $7.5 billion 12-inch wafer fab in Tianjin, China

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) signed a framework agreement to build a 12-inch wafer foundry production line in Tianjin's Xiqing Development Zone, with a total investment of $7.5 billion and planned capacity of 100,000 wafers per month.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-08-26
- Where: Xiqing Development Zone, Tianjin, China
- Value: $7.50B
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 100,000 wafers per month (12-inch)
- Products: 12-inch wafers (28nm to 180nm technology nodes)
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/19550.md)

## Sources

- [beta.zhitongcaijing.com](http://beta.zhitongcaijing.com/content/detail/780366.html), 2022-08-26: "中芯国际拟投资75亿美元建设12英寸晶圆代工生产线项目"
- [beta.zhitongcaijing.com](http://beta.zhitongcaijing.com/content/detail/780433.html), 2022-08-26: "中芯国际拟建设12英寸晶圆代工生产线项目，产品主要应用于通讯、汽车电子、消费电子、工业等领域"
- [m.caixin.com](https://m.caixin.com/m/2022-08-27/101931809.html), 2022-08-27: "8月26日晚间，中芯国际公告称，拟在天津新建12英寸晶圆代工产线，规划产能为10万片/月，技术节点涵盖28纳米～180纳米。项目投资总额为75亿美元。"
- [scmp.com](https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3190397/chinese-chip-maker-smic-boosts-expansion-us75-billion-investment-new), 2022-08-27: "Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC), the largest and most advanced chip foundry operator in mainland China, is investing US$7.5 billion to develop a new 12-inch wafer production line in the northern city of Tianjin, part of its capacity expansion programme that has gained urgency a"
- [scmp.com](https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3194135/chinas-biggest-chip-maker-smic-pushes-ahead-construction-new-tianjin), 2022-09-28: "The project, with a total investment of US$7.5 billion, began construction last Saturday."

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