VSMC opens $7.8B Singapore chip fab with capacity reportedly ‘sold out’
The Straits Times reports that the VIS–NXP joint venture’s plant has produced its first sample lot and is set to create 1,600 jobs. Nikkei Asia says VIS is considering a second facility.
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VSMC, a joint venture between Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) and NXP, opened its $7.8 billion chip plant in Singapore on September 28, 2026, Seeking Alpha and The Straits Times report. The Straits Times says the plant has produced its first sample lot and is set to make 44,000 12-inch wafers a month at full capacity by 2029. Nikkei Asia reports that its new capacity is ‘sold out’ amid AI infrastructure demand and that VIS is eyeing a second facility.
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