Chipyear Era Xi’an (8-inch Power Semiconductor Line) · 陕西电子芯业时代科技有限公司
Shaanxi Electronics Chipyear Era Technology Co., Ltd. | Fab
Northwest China’s first 8-inch specialty-process semiconductor line — another facility this tracker missed in its first passes, illustrating that under-construction projects outside the handful of best-covered hubs (Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen) are easy to miss without deliberately searching provincial and industry-trade coverage rather than only the most prominent national outlets.
Chinese name: 陕西电子芯业时代科技有限公司 (Shǎnxī Diànzǐ Xīnyè Shídài Kējì Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī)
What does this facility make?
Industrial-grade and automotive-grade power semiconductors — IGBTs and silicon carbide (SiC) chips — for EVs, renewable energy storage, and AI data center power systems, not logic or memory.
Why does it matter?
A reminder that China’s fab build-out is not only about advanced logic and memory — mature-node power semiconductors for the EV and renewable-energy supply chains are a large, separate wave of construction with their own set of projects, mostly outside the export-control narrative entirely.
Key Facts
| Company | Shaanxi Electronics Chipyear Era Technology Co., Ltd. |
| Type | Fab |
| Category | State-Backed |
| Capability | 8-inch (200mm) power semiconductor fab — IGBT, silicon carbide (SiC) chips |
| Status | Under Construction |
| Capacity | Not yet recorded |
| Investment | ¥45亿元 |
| Funding Source | Local Govt |
| Location | Xi’an, Shaanxi |
| Current Node | Not yet researched |
| Entity List | No |
| Equipment Origin | Not yet assessed |
| Last Verified | Not recorded (newest source dated Oct 2026) |
Technical Complexity
2.9/5
Technology Node Trajectory
Node history not yet researched.
Project Timeline
- Dec 2025 — Phase 1 (¥3.2 billion, 50,000 wafers/month design capacity) completes and enters production
- Sep 2026 — Phase 2 construction preparation begins, formal start targeted for Q3 2026, (the 8-inch line’s total investment is ¥4.5 billion per Shaanxi SASAC, ¥3.2 billion of it spent in Phase 1; a larger ¥19 billion plan appears only in secondary coverage)
Sources
- 陕西西安 锻造“芯光同辉”产业新引擎 (人民日报) (16 Jun 2026)
- 陕西芯业时代8英寸芯片生产线项目预计Q3启动二期建设 (新浪财经) (09 Jun 2026)
- 西北首条8英寸高性能特色工艺半导体生产线投产 (界面新闻, reprinting Shaanxi SASAC; publish date not shown, date below is access date) (11 Oct 2026)