Semiconductor Expansion

Deals/Contracts/Partnerships

EIIR Provider Solutions/Capabalities

• 1

  ASM Technologies and Hind High Vacuum form a Joint Venture for Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturing. The new entity will undertake design led engineering and manufacturing of tools, sub-systems, sub-system components and components for the semiconductor and solar industries.

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2022

EIIR Buyer GIC/R&D Best Practices/Solutions

• 1

  Wolfspeed, ZF to work on silicon carbine semiconductor devices. The partnership also includes a significant investment by ZF to support the planned construction of the world?s most advanced and largest 200mm Silicon Carbide device fab in Ensdorf, Germany.

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2023

• 2

  Eight major Japanese tech firms and car makers, including Kioxia, NEC, NTT, SoftBank, Sony and Toyota, are teaming up in a consortium to launch an advanced chip maker. Rapidus. The Japanese government? will back Rapidus with ~$500 million while each parti

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2022

• 3

  TSMC starts production of advanced chips with 3nm technology in Taiwan.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2022

• 4

  Samsung Is First to Start Mass Production of 3-Nanometer Chips. Beats close competitor TSMC to next stage of chip fabrication.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2022

• 5

  Samsung is preparing for trial production of semiconductor chip grid products in Vietnam.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2022

• 6

  Samsung Electronics broke ground at a new semiconductor R&D complex in South Korea, where it plans to invest about $15 billion by 2028 to drive leadership in chip technology.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2022

• 7

  Intel, Brookfield to invest up to $30 billion in Arizona chip factories. Intel will have a 51% stake and Brookfield will have a 49% stake.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2022

• 8

  Qualcomm is considering a return to the server market with a new chip in a bid to decrease its reliance on smartphones.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2022

• 9

  Okmetic invests nearly 400 million euros to build a new fab in Finland.

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2022

• 10

  Intel has announced?plans?for?an initial investment of?more than?33?billion?euros to build a leading-edge semiconductor fab mega-site in Germany, to establish a new research and development (R&D) and design hub in France, and to expand capacities in R&D, manufacturing, foundry services and back-end production in Ireland, Italy, Poland and Spain.

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 11

  Merck Group will break ground for a new semiconductor manufacturing and R&D center in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan in the third quarter of 2022

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 12

  SKC, a part of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, will build a 12,000 square metre production plant in Georgia, U.S. SKC is starting to commercialise high-performance computing glass substrate that it has developed. Glass substrate is described as a futuristic material that is considered a 'game changer' in the semiconductor packaging field as it can significantly increase the performance and power efficiency of computer chipsets.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2021

• 13

  Intel looks to add facilities in France and Italy and put a critical production site in Germany in its bid to go global.France will be home to a research and design center, and Italy will be the location of a test and assembly factory. The central wafer fabrication plant, or fab, will likely be built in Germany

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2021

• 14

  Merck will add investment of about US$610 million to set up production capacity for semiconductor and display materials and enhance R&D capability in Taiwan over the next 5-7 years.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2021

• 15

  TSMC is planning to set up a post-processing packaging R&D center in Japan by investing 20 billion yen

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

• 16

  Amazon will develop its new chip in Israel

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

• 17

  Bosch opens chip factory of the future in Dresden

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

Other News

• 1

  Gallium Semiconductor, which designs and manufactures RF gallium nitride (GaN) solutions for 5G mobile communication networks as well as aerospace & defense, and industrial, scientific & medical (ISM) applications, has opened its manufacturing facility in Laguna, Philippines

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2023

• 2

  Infineon got approval to begin work on 5 bln euro chip plant in Germany.

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2023

• 3

  Samsung Electronics will build five new domestic semiconductor plants in what the government said was a 300 trillion won ($230 billion) investment over the next approximately 20 years, part of the global race to secure supply chains in the chip industry.

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2023

• 4

  Micron will invest up to $100 billion over 20-plus years to build the largest DRAM fab in US history. This megafab will be located in Clay, north of Syracuse, New York State, near to Lake Ontario and its water supply, and create nearly 50,000 jobs.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2022

• 5

  IBM plans to invest over $20 billion in the Hudson Valley region in New York over the next ten years for semiconductors, computers, hybrid cloud, artificial intelligence and quantum computers.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2022

• 6

  STMicroelectronics plans to build a ?730 million silicon carbide wafer plant in Italy, the first such project approved as part of a European Union drive to bring more chip production closer to home.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2022

• 7

  Bechtel to Build Intel?s Semiconductor Manufacturing Facilities in Ohio

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2022

• 8

  Eastern India?s first semiconductor chip manufacturing unit will be set up in Odisha. The United Kingdom-based conglomerate SRAM & MRAM Group will set up a semiconductor fabrication unit at an investment of Rs 30,000 crore in Bhubaneswar.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2022

• 9

  Nanya begins construction on $10 billion DRAM fab in Taiwan for 10 nm-class process technologies. The facility will include a main fab with a double-deck cleanroom, R&D center and water recycling center.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2022

• 10

  STMicroelectronics, GlobalFoundries to set up semiconductor manufacturing plant in France.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2022

• 11

  Tamil Nadu-based semiconductor manufacturing company Polymatech will invest $1 billion to expand its chipset manufacturing and packaging facility in the state.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2022

• 12

  US signs CHIPS Act to boost US chipmakers providing $52bn in subsidies to US semiconductor manufacturers.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2022

• 13

  GlobalFoundries and Qualcomm Announce Extension of Long-Term Agreement to Secure U.S. Supply Through 2028.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2022

• 14

  Micron Technology announced plans to invest $15 billion to construct a new fab for leading-edge memory manufacturing in Boise, Idaho. This will be the first new memory manufacturing fab built in the U.S. in 20 years, ensuring domestic supply of leading-edge memory required for market segments like automotive and data center.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2022

• 15

  Vedanta has selected Gujarat for its semiconductor project, the first major step in its $20 billion joint venture with Taiwan's Foxconn.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2022

• 16

  Spain plans to invest 11 billion euros ($12.4 billion) to develop microchips and semiconductors in a bid to modernize its tourism-dependent economy.

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2022

• 17

  ISMC Announces Setting Up Of India's First Semiconductor Fab In Karnataka At An Investment Of $3 Billion

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2022

• 18

  Texas Instruments breaks ground on new 300-mm semiconductor wafer fabrication plants in Sherman, Texas

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2022

• 19

  ASML to invest $200 million to expand Connecticut facility

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2022

• 20

  Germany?s Merck to Invest USD82 Million to Build Semiconductor Plant in China

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2022

• 21

  Elest, a subsidiary of Rajesh Exports, has decided to build India's first modern display manufacturing unit in Telangana. This move includes an investment of Rs 24,000 crore to make the most advanced AMOLED displays in the state.

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2022

• 22

  India has $85 bn opportunity in $500 bn global semiconductor market.

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2022

• 23

  Japan?s Denso is considering a US$3 billion chip unit spinoff to tackle shortages. It is world?s fifth-largest supplier of automotive chips by sales.

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2022

• 24

  Intel announced plans for an initial investment of more than $20 billion in the construction of two new leading-edge chip factories in Ohio. Air Products, Applied Materials, LAM Research and Ultra Clean Technology have indicated plans to establish a physical presence in the region to support the buildout of the site. The new site will be designed and constructed with green building principles, and the new factories have a goal to be powered by 100% renewable electricity and to achieve net positive water use and zero total waste to landfill in support of Intel’s 2030 sustainability goals.

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 25

  Foxconn, Vedanta to form a JV to manufacture semiconductors in India. The first major investment announcement after the government announced new PLI policy.

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 26

  EU announces €43bn plan to push for semiconductor independence.

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 27

  Amkor Technology, a leading provider of semiconductor packaging and test services, today announced that it plans to build a state-of-the-art smart factory in Bac Ninh, Vietnam. The first phase of the new factory will focus on providing Advanced System in Package (SiP) assembly and test solutions to the world?s leading semiconductor and electronic manufacturing companies.

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 28

  UMC Announces New 22nm Wafer Fab in Singapore

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 29

  Sony to join TSMC on a $7 billion chip plant in Japan. 50% funding is by the Japanese Government.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2021

• 30

  India's Tata group is in talks with three states to invest up to $300 million to set up a semiconductor assembly and test unit. An OSAT plant packages, assembles and tests foundry-made silicon wafers, turning them into finished semiconductor chips.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2021

• 31

  Samsung has picked Taylor, Texas as the location for a new $17-billion plant to make advanced chips.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2021

• 32

  Texas Instruments to begin construction next year on new 300-mm semiconductor wafer fabrication plants in Sherman Texas

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2021

• 33

  Huawei is apparently planning to build a new fab manufacturing plant in China. The new site will be built in partnership with SMIC (Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp) and will cost tens of billions of dollars.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2021

• 34

  Intel invests $7.1 billion in new Malaysian plant. Intel will expand its assembly test manufacturing and also build out its die prep capability with the addition of advanced packaging capabilities.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2021

Jobs