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European firm to invest up to €250m in photonic chip production at former BelGaN site
What happened
A European investor has agreed to acquire the former BelGaN GaN foundry site in Belgium for €20.35 million, with plans to invest up to €250 million to convert it into a photonic chip production facility. The original GaN manufacturing equipment was previously auctioned off, raising over €23 million. Watch: This represents a long-term, indirect capacity addition for photonic chips, but the impact on the current trading landscape for established components like GaN power devices is neutral as the facility is being repurposed.
Impact and signal
Medium impactImpact score: 45/100
Affected components and suppliers
Photonic Chips
BelGaN
capacity-expansionfacility-acquisitionmanufacturing
Source and time
Source: Semiconductor Today · 4/11/2025 · View original source
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