Saiwei's 8-inch MEMS international contract production line is expected to increase revenue by 800 million.

SMM News: on the evening of September 27th, 2020, Saiwei Electronics announced that the "8-inch MEMS International OEM Line Construction Project" invested by the company's holding subsidiary is now officially put into operation, with a production capacity of 10,000 pieces per month. Zhang Abin, the company's director, deputy general manager and secretary of the board, told reporters that after the contract line was fully produced, it would bring about 800 million yuan in revenue for the company.

"this generation of production line is a production line that replicates the Swedish Silex. The production capacity of 10, 000 pieces will probably contribute 700 million to 800 million in revenue for the company, as well as a positive contribution to net profit." Zhang Abin further explained.

According to the announcement, the company specifically running the project is Selex Microsystems Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Selex Beijing"), which is jointly funded by Selex Microelectronics and the National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund Co., Ltd., with a shareholding ratio of 70% and 30%, respectively. The 8-inch MEMS international contract manufacturing line built by Selex Beijing relies on the mature manufacturing technology and production management mode of the company's wholly-owned subsidiary Silex Microsystems AB ((hereinafter referred to as "Sweden Silex") to create a MEMS industrialization platform representing the leading level of the industry.

As for the demand outlook for MEMS sensors, Zhang Abin said: "the company's investment in MEMS sensors is a long-term strategic behavior." After 15 years of fixed growth, the company began to buy Swedish enterprises, and now the establishment and production of a factory in Beijing is just the beginning. The demand for sensors of artificial intelligence and the Internet of everything downstream in the 5G era is growing blowout. The company can produce MEMS sensors in the way of integrated circuits, which can greatly reduce costs. "

Does the company have any plans to expand production in the future? Zhang Abin told reporters: "at present, the main contradiction in this industry is the insufficient supply of production capacity." In the future, the second and third production lines will also follow up quickly, and the fixed increase we are currently doing is to raise funds for the subsequent active production expansion. "

At the same time, Microelectronics announced that the original 6-inch production line (FAB1) of Silex in Sweden has been upgraded to an 8-inch production line, and the original 8-inch production line (FAB2) has also been expanded. After upgrading and expanding production, the production capacity of Swedish Silex has all increased to 8 inches, while the production capacity of MEMS wafers has been increased to 7000 wafers / month. The company said that the new capacity will effectively solve the shortage of production capacity of Silex in Sweden in recent years.

Data show that Sweden Silex was founded in 2000, is the world's leading pure MEMS contract manufacturer, has been focused on the production of MEMS chip OEM business.