Global industry preferred photomask partners since Photomasks, Inc. (TPI) today announced the approval for the recent expansion of the next stage of the Shanghai factory investment plan; The factory since a wholly owned subsidiary by TPI Photomasks Company Limited, Shanghai (TPCS) operations. TPI will be a further $80 million m factory to show on the China's fast growing semiconductor industry and the long-term commitment of the client. TPI have previously invested $20 million expansion of Shanghai's two factory (TPCS Shanghai II); Phosgene production and for China's only provide comprehensive technical and commercial photomask products factory.

TPI CEO Mike Hadsell said: "compared with other suppliers, in addition to the Shanghai factory to provide Chinese customers the advantages of shortening the period of two days, and is helpful to accelerate the limitation of customer to capture the market. Today's announcement in addition to the above advantages, and expand the photomask production capacity to 28 nm. Shanghai plant's advanced technology will also further extends to the 14 nm, to conform to the rapid evolution of China's semiconductor market demand. In addition, the Shanghai factory also enough space expansion to support customers in the next ten years or longer term capacity requirements."

Extension of the Shanghai factory is located in the company is currently operating (Shanghai caohejing development zone), in addition to the advanced level of clean room and equipment, and is conducive to the next phase of expansion plans. At this stage of the production capacity and technology will focus on advanced 65-14 nm logic and memory (DRAM and NAND). Stay today announced the plan is completed, there will be 40% of the clean room space as needed for extension in the future.

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