Keywords: semiconductor market

Domestic development of semiconductor money also is not afraid of the market is not enough, but the technology and talent are around the last two, now also caused the overseas investment and domestic independent two factions. Today have two 12-inch fabs construction at the same time, one is represented by the wuhan new core domestic independent power, on the other side is TSMC investment in nanjing 12-inch fabs.

Wuhan new core/TSMC nanjing plant construction at the same time Two groups for the semiconductor market

Independent of the construction of the domestic semiconductor base is located in wuhan, dominated by the new core technology, with a total investment of up to $24 billion, will build at least two 12-inch fabs, ultimate capacity up to 200000 wafers per month, in the future will become China's largest and most advanced r&d and manufacturing base of memory.

It is worth mentioning that the new core technology of alternaria alternata is currently NOR flash memory, but wuhan new wafer factory produces 3 d NAND flash memory, and fly suo, Spansion semiconductor technology is a common research and development, but not sure the technical level, does not look good in the world, that compared with the international mainstream 32-48 layer stack, a new core technology of 3 d NAND stack may only 8 layer, far short.

In addition, the fly line company predecessor is a joint venture company AMD and Fujitsu, so well AMD to the semiconductor industry in China still have a little relationship.

Local sent today had sent abroad fabs starts - TSMC TSMC investment 12-inch wafer plant in nanjing is just started in 28. The project is TSMC's first foray into mainland China, investment as much as $3 billion, and will use advanced 16 nm technology directly, even after 2 years formal mass production is not one of the world's most advanced level, but is still the top technology in the mainland market, ambition.

TSMC yesterday and nanjing municipal government signed the 12 inch factory with design service center investments, TSMC chairman morris chang, though not as expected to attend, but still through press releases, stressed that the mainland semiconductor market fast growth in recent years, TSMC in nanjing to set up 12 inch factory and design service center, looking forward to the future can be more closely integrated with the customer, in the mainland market share growing.

TSMC yesterday by a senior deputy general manager and chief financial officer lora ho, executive Wei Zhe delegates, China attaches great importance to this over the years the largest Taiwanese investments, including the "head" of jiangsu province luo zhijun, secretary of provincial party committee, vice minister of ministry into per capita attend such as peng.

The signing ceremony presided over by the nanjing municipal party committee secretary Huang Lixin yesterday, zhang lei, vice governor of jiangsu province, nanjing mayor MiaoRuiLin, lora ho represent the three parties sign it. In jiangsu province and put forward the "three early" commitment, will ensure that the investment in TSMC "early construction, early production, and benefit".

TSMC currently has more than one hundred customers in mainland China, and share in wafer manufacturing city is also the whole continent. Chang said, is a rapidly growing mainland semiconductor market in recent years, TSMC in nanjing to set up 12 inch factory with design service center, in order to help customers to the nearest and further increase the business opportunities, looking forward to the future can be more closely integrated with the client, let TSMC share growing in a city in mainland China.

According to mutual agreement, TSMC will be in nanjing pukou economic development zone, 30 $for investment, established wholly-owned TSMC (nanjing) co., LTD., consists of a 12 inch fabs and a design service center. Fabs initial capacity of twenty thousand and is expected to start between June and July this year, in the second half of 2018 to start producing nanometer process.

Jiangsu says TSMC is the world's IC manufacturing industry leader, TSMC and jiangsu solid cooperation, complementary advantages, has a great potential for a win-win situation.

Affected by Taiwan is ruling parties, jiangsu for signing ceremony attitudes tend to be low profile and invite a few local media to attend. Ceremony next month, nanjing conveniently promote original intention to invite the media investment environment, but may also through changes now.

(this article from the electronic engineering world)