# Apro Semiconductor completes new GaN epi-wafer plant in Gumi, South Korea

Apro Semiconductor completed a new factory in Gumi, South Korea, with an investment of 72 billion won. The plant will produce 8-inch gallium nitride (GaN) epi-wafers, with annual capacity expanding to 20,000 wafers by 2025, creating 50-70 new jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-12-16
- Where: Gumi, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
- Jobs: 60
- Starts operating: 16 Dec 2024
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 20,000 GaN epi-wafers per year by 2025
- Products: gallium nitride (GaN) epi-wafers
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Apro Semiconductor](https://endata.com/companies/74371.md)

## Sources

- [imaeil.com](https://www.imaeil.com/page/view/2024121516332260564), 2024-12-16: "에이프로세미콘은 16일 구미하이테크밸리(구미국가5산단)에서 신축공장 준공식을 열고, 질화갈륨(GaN) 에피웨이퍼 생산에 본격 착수했다."

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