# VSMC to build $7.8B wafer fab in Singapore

VisionPower Semiconductor Manufacturing (VSMC), a joint venture between Vanguard International Semiconductor and NXP Semiconductors, will begin construction of a 300mm wafer fab in Singapore in the second half of 2024, with initial production slated for 2027. The $7.8 billion investment will create about 1,500 jobs and target output of 55,000 wafers per month by 2029.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-09-04
- Where: Singapore, Singapore
- Value: $7.80B
- Jobs: 1,500
- Starts operating: 2027
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 55,000 300mm wafers per month
- Products: 300mm wafers for mixed-signal, power management, analog products
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [telecomlead.com](https://telecomlead.com/semiconductor/nxp-jv-vsmc-to-begin-construction-of-7-8-bn-fab-in-second-half-117892), 2024-09-04: "VSMC will begin construction on its initial phase of the wafer fab in Singapore in the second half of this year, with initial production slated to begin in 2027."
- [sdxcentral.com](https://www.sdxcentral.com/news/nxp-and-vis-joint-venture-to-build-300mm-wafer-fab-in-singapore/), 2024-09-06: "The new company will now move ahead with the planned construction of a $7.8 billion 300mm wafer fab in Singapore."

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