# Nexperia invests $700mn in European and Asian semiconductor capacity

Dutch semiconductor firm Nexperia is investing $700mn over 12-15 months to expand manufacturing capacity. It will increase wafer fab capacity in Germany by 20% and in the UK by 10%, and expand R&D and assembly factories in Asia.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2024-03-25
- Where: Germany (wafer fab), UK (wafer fab), Asia-Pacific (assembly), Germany
- Value: $700.0M
- Starts operating: Jun 2022
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 20% increase at German fab (from 35,000 wafers/month), 10% increase at UK fab (from 24,000 wafers/month)
- Products: semiconductor wafers, gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductors, power management ICs, MOSFETs
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Nexperia](https://endata.com/companies/19628.md)

## Sources

- [argusmedia.com](https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news-and-insights/latest-market-news/2225928-nexperia-invests-in-european-semiconductor-capacity), 2024-03-25: "Dutch semiconductor firm Nexperia is investing $700mn over the next 12-15 months to expand its manufacturing capacity in Europe and Asia."

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