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(1999), "Philips Semiconductors invests US$30 million to extend its Hamburg plant", Microelectronics International, Vol. 16 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/mi.1999.21816bab.012
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 1999, MCB UP Limited
Philips Semiconductors invests US$30 million to extend its Hamburg plant
Philips Semiconductors invests US$30 million to extend its Hamburg plant
Keywords Philips, Semiconductors
Philips Semiconductors have announced the opening of the world's first plant to manufacture 6in. (150mm) wafers for the production of small signal discrete semiconductors. The facility enables the production of twice as many chips on a wafer, compared to the current four-inch standard wafer used for discretes. The production facility in Hamburg, Germany, is a result of a US$30 million investment by the company.
The expansion of the Hamburg facility is a core part of Philips Semiconductors' ongoing investment programme to maintain its position as a leading supplier of discrete semiconductors. The announcement comes just four months after the company invested US$106 million to open its new PowerFab 2 facility in Hazel Grove, UK, which is one of the most advanced power discrete labs in the world.
The latest Dataquest figures for 1997 position Philips Semiconductors as number three in discretes world-wide, number one in Europe, number two in Asia-Pacific (exduding Japan) and number three in the USA.