# Silex Microsystems builds new 300mm wafer fab in Järfälla, Sweden

Silex Microsystems announced it will build a new factory in Järfälla, Sweden, to produce MEMS on 300mm wafers, expanding capacity from its existing 200mm fab, as the company's Chinese ownership blocked overseas investments.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-04-29
- Where: Järfälla, Sweden, Sweden
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 300mm wafer processing
- Products: MEMS, semiconductor wafers
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Silex Microsystems](https://endata.com/companies/16092.md)

## Sources

- [semi14.se](https://semi14.se/silex-microsystems-gar-over-till-300-mm-wafers-i-jarfalla/), 2024-04-29: "The introduction of this new wafer size will vastly increase production capacity as we work to realize the innovations of the world’s leading MEMS innovators."

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