# Nexperia invests $200M in Hamburg semiconductor fab

Nexperia announced a $200 million investment in its Hamburg site to develop wide bandgap semiconductors (SiC and GaN) and expand silicon wafer fab capacity. Production lines for GaN and SiC started in June 2024, with 200mm lines planned over the next two years.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2024-06-27
- Where: Hamburg, Germany, Germany
- Value: $200.0M
- Starts operating: Jun 2024
- Status: announced
- Products: silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductors, gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductors, silicon diodes and transistors
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [nexperia.com](https://www.nexperia.com/about/news-events/press-releases/Nexperia-to-Invest-200-Million-USD-in-Hamburg), 2024-06-27: "This investment strengthens our position as a leading supplier of energy-efficient semiconductors and enables us to utilize available electrical energy more responsibly."
- [eenewseurope.com](https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/200m-for-200mm-gan-and-sic-in-hamburg/), 2024-06-27: "This investment strengthens our position as a leading supplier of energy-efficient semiconductors and enables us to utilize available electrical energy more responsibly."
- [electronicsweekly.com](https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/nexperia-invests-200m-in-hamburg-fab-2024-06/), 2024-06-28: "Our Hamburg fab will cover the complete range of WBG semiconductors while still being the largest factory for small signal diodes and transistors."
- [news.pcim.mesago.com](https://news.pcim.mesago.com/nexperia-to-invest-200-million-usd-in-hamburg-a-03e9ce6cf22d4cbf0213572f1342ffb0/), 2024-07-04: "This investment strengthens our position as a leading supplier of energy-efficient semiconductors and enables us to utilize available electrical energy more responsibly."
- [roboticsandautomationnews.com](https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2024/07/04/nexperia-to-invest-200-million-in-hamburg-chip-making-facility/84066/), 2024-07-04: "Nexperia plans to invest $200 million to develop the next generation of wide bandgap semiconductors such as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN), and to establish production infrastructure at the Hamburg site."

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