# Powerchip launches new 12-inch fab in Miaoli County

Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp launched a new 12-inch fab (P5 fab) in Tongluo Science Park, Miaoli County, Taiwan, with an initial capacity of 50,000 wafers per month and plans to add another 50,000 wafers. The company invested about NT$80 billion in the fab.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-05-02
- Where: Tongluo Science Park, Miaoli County, TWN
- Value: $2.46B (80.0B TWD)
- Starts operating: 2 May 2024
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 50,000 12-inch wafers per month (initial)
- Products: OLED panel driver ICs, Wi-Fi chips, CoWoS interposers
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp](https://endata.com/companies/54043.md)

## Sources

- [taipeitimes.com](https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2024/05/03/2003817279), 2024-05-02: "Powerchip yesterday launched a new 12-inch fab, tapping into advanced chip-on-wafer-on-substrate (CoWoS) packaging technology to support rising demand for artificial intelligence (AI) devices."

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