# VIS and NXP to build $7.8B 300mm wafer fab in Singapore

Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) and NXP Semiconductors announced a joint venture, VisionPower Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (VSMC), to build a new 300mm semiconductor wafer fab in Singapore. The initial phase will cost $7.8 billion and is expected to begin production in 2027.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-06-05
- Where: Singapore, Singapore
- Value: $7.80B
- Jobs: 1,500
- Starts operating: 2027
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 55,000 300mm wafers per month
- Products: 130nm to 40nm mixed-signal, power management and analog products
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Vanguard International Semiconductor](https://endata.com/companies/36724.md)
- [NXP Semiconductors](https://endata.com/companies/19521.md) (partner)
- [VisionPower Semiconductor Manufacturing Company](https://endata.com/companies/77876.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [investors.nxp.com](https://investors.nxp.com/news-releases/news-release-details/vis-and-nxp-establish-joint-venture-build-and-operate-300mm-fab/), 2024-06-05: "The joint venture will begin construction of the initial phase of the wafer fab in the second half of 2024, pending receipt of all required regulatory approvals, with initial production available to customers during 2027."
- [forbes.com](https://www.forbes.com/sites/iansayson/2024/06/05/tsmc-backed-vanguard-to-build-78-billion-chip-plant-in-singapore/), 2024-06-05: "Vanguard International Semiconductor and NXP Semiconductors will build a $7.8 billion chip wafer factory in Singapore."

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