# Texas Instruments quadruples GaN semiconductor capacity with Japan factory

Texas Instruments began production of gallium nitride (GaN)-based power semiconductors at its factory in Aizu, Japan, quadrupling its internal GaN manufacturing capacity between its factories in the US and Japan.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-10-24
- Where: Aizu, Japan, Japan
- Starts operating: 24 Oct 2024
- Status: completed
- Capacity: four times more GaN-based power semiconductors
- Products: gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductors
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Texas Instruments](https://endata.com/companies/29167.md)

## Sources

- [ti.com](https://www.ti.com/about-ti/newsroom/news-releases/2024/2024-10-24-texas-instruments-expands-internal-manufacturing-for-gallium-nitride--gan--semiconductors--quadrupling-capacity.html), 2024-10-24: "Building on more than a decade of expertise in GaN chip design and manufacturing, we have successfully qualified our 200mm GaN technology – the most scalable and cost-competitive way to manufacture GaN today – to start mass production in Aizu."
- [electronicsmedia.info](https://www.electronicsmedia.info/2024/11/07/texas-instruments-expands-gan-semiconductor-production-quadrupling-capacity-at-aizu-factory/), 2024-11-07: "We have successfully qualified our 200mm GaN technology – the most scalable and cost-competitive way to manufacture GaN today – to start mass production in Aizu."

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