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China Wafer Production Capacity Growth Fastest in World: SEMI

Expected to grow to 4 million wafers per month in 2020.

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By: Anthony Locicero

Copy editor, New York Post

Unwavering in its drive to build a strong, self-sufficient semiconductor supply chain, China plans more new fab projects than any other region in the world from 2017 to 2020, and its expansion of fab capacity recently picked up pace on the strength of new foundry and memory projects from both domestic and foreign companies, according to SEMI’s 2018 China Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Outlook report.    China’s installed fab capacity is forecast to grow at a 12% CAGR from 2.3 million wafers per...

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