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Taiwanese tech manufacturing company From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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GlobalWafers Co., Ltd. (Chinese: 環球晶圓股份有限公司; pinyin: Huánqiú Jīngyuán Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī) is a Taiwanese semiconductor company. As of 2022, they are the world's third largest silicon wafer supplier.[2]
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History
GlobalWafers was spun off from Sino-American Silicon Products in 2011.[3]
In December 2016, GlobalWafers completed its acquisition of SunEdison Semiconductor, which was later renamed to MEMC and remains a wholly owned subsidiary.[4]
In 2018, Nikkei Asia reported on extensive talent poaching issues from China being faced by GlobalWafers.[5]
In 2020, GlobalWafers announced their attempted acquisition of German silicon wafer supplier Siltronic.[6] The deal fell apart 2022 when the German government failed to clear the deal by the required deadline.[7] GlobalWafers later announced that they would be putting the more than US$3 billion earmarked for the acquisition towards capacity expansion.[2][8]
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Operations
South Korea
GlobalWafers operates in South Korea under subsidiary MEMC Korea Co. A second fab opened in 2019.[9]
United States
GlobalWafers opened a fab in Sherman, Texas in May 2025, billing it as the "new epicenter of semiconductor manufacturing in North America." It is the first of three planned fabs in Sherman.[10]
In 2021, GlobalWafers also announced fabs to be built in Missouri as part of a partnership with GlobalFoundries.[11]
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