American-led, China-based semiconductor design and manufacturing company, SMC Diode Solutions opens its second power discrete fab in Nanjing, China. Just in 21 months after groundbreaking, the new fab has realized volume production and will start shipments in Q4 2024 for high power and high voltage rectifiers and MOSFET 6-inch and 8-inch wafers.
SMC’s new fab shows the company’s commitment to invest further in China and grow its presence in the renewable energy sector. The 300,000-square-foot facility is set to produce 1.2 million silicon wafers and 60,000 silicon carbide wafers per year, increasing SMC’s total production by over four times. SMC’s current fab in Lukou, Nanjing produces 300,000 silicon wafers per year. The $3 billion RMB investment in the new fab will allow SMC to handle the end-to-end production of silicon carbide products for the first time.
Speaking about the new fab, SMC’s chairwoman and CEO Dr. Yunji Corcoran said, “As the world moves towards using more and more renewable energy, we are thrilled to now be able to participate in the sector and be part of the solution to increase green energy usage and protect our Earth. We are very excited to have our new fab up and running and look forward to servicing our customers’ needs better with the increased capacity.”
Nanjing already houses SMC’s current fab thus providing the company resources and engineering talent for its new fab.
