# SK Siltron to invest 2.3 trillion won in wafer capacity expansion

SK Siltron announced a 2.3 trillion won investment plan through 2026 to expand production capacity at its wafer plants in Gumi, South Korea. The board approved an 855 billion won spending for 300mm wafer capacity expansion, with potential additional 400 billion won.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2022-09-29
- Where: Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
- Value: $1.60B (2300.0B KRW)
- Jobs: 1,000
- Starts operating: 2026
- Status: announced
- Products: 300mm silicon wafers
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [SK Siltron](https://endata.com/companies/41972.md)

## Sources

- [koreaherald.com](https://www.koreaherald.com/article/2969126), 2022-09-29: "The capital will be used to increase the production capacity for its wafer plants in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province."
- [asiae.co.kr](https://www.asiae.co.kr/en/article/2022092918432045512), 2022-09-29: "SK Siltron, the only wafer manufacturer in Korea, announced on the 29th that it held a board meeting and approved an investment budget of 855 billion KRW for the expansion of 12-inch silicon wafers."
- [businesskorea.co.kr](https://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=101454), 2022-09-30: "SK Siltron announced on Sept. 29 that it will invest 2.3 trillion won to expand its semiconductor wafer plant over the next five years."

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