Taiwan foundry wins $5.6m for GaAs expansion
Taiwan-based pure-play GaAs and SAW filter foundry Global Communication Technology Corporation (GCTC) says it will increase HBT and PHEMT production following a successful financing round.
Having raised NT$190 million ($5.6 million), the company says that it will inject the cash into RFIC production to meet "rapidly increasing demand" for handset and wireless LAN applications.
"GCTC is extending its low-cost manufacturing prowess to higher radio frequencies and higher value-added applications," the company said in a statement.
The capital investment that has been earmarked is expected to increase GCTC s production capacity to 1200 six-inch GaAs wafers per month.
The company, which is based in the Hsin-Chu Science Park, has a 6-inch GaAs fabrication facility and recently released its 0.25 micron PHEMT process technology.
