Company Overview
GlobalWafers is a global leader in semiconductor technology, providing innovative, advanced technology solutions to leading chip manufacturers to transform lives around the world. With R&D and manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Europe and Asia, the company focuses on innovation throughout our business. We carry this commitment throughout our global sales, manufacturing, and support organizations.
GlobalWafers produces advanced semiconductors for electronics, employing leading-edge design and manufacturing. We utilize our own electronic-grade silicon, through a fully-integrated manufacturing strategy with strict quality control across each step of the process. This strategy enables GlobalWafers to deliver a steady supply of exceptionally pure silicon that can be blend-tailored to meet specific customer requirements. The result is maximum yield and efficient delivery to customers – as well as superior value.
Locations
Location
Sherman, Texas USA
Products
150mm and 200mm Epi Wafers.
Location
Sherman, Texas USA
Products
300mm Polished and Epi Wafers.
A GlobalWafers Company
501 Pearl Drive
St. Peters, MO 63376
Tel: +1 636 474 5000
This facility has provided advanced-specification, large-diameter, polished, and epitaxial silicon wafer products for many of the world’s top device manufacturers.
Location
St. Peters, Missouri, USA (approximately 31 miles west of downtown St. Louis, Missouri)
Products
200mm and 300mm SOI substrates
SQUARE FOOTAGE
744,000
Quality/Safety Certifications
Quality Certifications; Safety Certifications
Background
The St. Peters Plant was built in 1959 by GlobalWafers (formerly, Monsanto Electronic Materials Company). This facility was the first merchant manufacturer of silicon wafers in the world - the first wafer produced was 19mm in diameter! Originally just a few acres in size, the facility now occupies 185 acres. The St. Peters Plant won the coveted "Missouri Quality Award" in 1994. This award is based on the same criteria as the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, but at a state level. In 1995, the St. Peters Plant was recognized as one of the "Top Ten" manufacturing facilities in the USA by Industry Week Magazine.
Directions
From Lambert-St. Louis International Airport: Take I-70 West 15.3 miles to exit 220 (exit sign reads "Hwy 79/Elsberry/Louisiana"). At the top of the exit ramp, turn right onto highway 79 and go .08 miles to Pearl Drive exit (veer right, off highway 79). At the stoplight, turn left onto Pearl Drive and go .02 miles to MEMC Drive. Turn left onto MEMC Drive, veer left at the first fork in the road (the lake is now on your right). At the second fork, veer right. Visitor parking is at the top of the hill.
Transparency in Coverage
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A GlobalWafers Company
(Cheonan Plant)
854, Manghyang-Ro, Seonggeo-eup, Sebuk-gu, Cheonan-Si, Chungcheongnam-do, 31043 Korea
Tel: +82 41 550 4114
Fax: +82 41 550 4498/4499
The rapidly expanding Korean semiconductor market is served by GlobalWafers plant in South Korea. This facility also serves as the world headquarters for MKC.
Location
Cheonan, South Korea
Products
Polished and Epitaxial Wafers
Quality/Safety Certifications
Quality Certifications; Safety Certifications
Background
In 1990, GlobalWafers entered into a joint venture agreement to construct a silicon plant in Korea. The plant came on-line in 1993. In 2014, GlobalWafers purchased Samsung's interest in the plant, and now it is wholly-owned by GlobalWafers.
A GlobalWafers Company
No. 2 Creation Road 1
Science-Based Industrial Park
Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Tel: +886 3 5783131
Fax: +886 3 5790294'
To better serve the growing Taiwanese semiconductor market, this enterprise operates a state-of-the art 300mm and 200mm silicon wafer manufacturing facility.
Location
Hsinchu, Taiwan
Products
Polished and Epitaxial Wafers
SQUARE FOOTAGE
522,000
Quality/Safety Certifications
Quality Certifications; Safety Certifications
Background
In 1994, GlobalWafers and three partners formed this joint venture to build a state-of-the-art silicon materials plant in Taiwan. The plant came on-line in 1996.
A GlobalWafers Company
Jalan SS 8/2
Sungai Way Free Industrial Zone
47300 Petaling Jaya
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Malaysia
Tel: +603 7877 3277
Fax: +603 7874 5246
The manufacturing site in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was our first location in the Asian semiconductor market.
Location
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Products
Polished Wafers
Quality/Safety Certifications
Quality Certifications; Safety Certifications
Background
The plant was constructed by Monsanto in 1970.
A GlobalWafers Company
Via Nazionale, 59
39012 Merano (Bolzano) Italy
Tel: +39 0473 333.333
Fax: +39 0473 333.270
At the Merano, Italy site, we manufacture single crystal ingots.
Location
Merano, Italy
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MEMC SpA DPIA Video surveillance policy (Italian)
Products
Single Crystal Silicon Ingots
Quality/Safety Certifications
Quality Certifications; Safety Certifications
Background
Silicon research began at the plant in 1961, and a pilot line, poly through polished slice, started in 1968. In 1976, industrial production began for poly and single crystal. The Polysilicon facility was idled in 2012 and then sold in 2014.
A GlobalWafers Company
Viale Gherzi, 31
28100 Novara, Italy
Tel: +39 0321 33.4444
Fax: +39 0321 691.000
The Novara, Italy plant is the site for wafer production and epitaxial deposition in Europe.
Location
Novara, Italy
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MEMC SpA European Privacy Policy (Italian)
MEMC SpA DPIA Video surveillance policy (English)
MEMC SpA DPIA Video surveillance policy (Italian)
Products
Polished and Epitaxial Wafers
Quality/Safety Certifications
Quality Certifications; Safety Certifications
Background
Wafering started at the plant in 1976.
A GlobalWafers Company
11-2 Kiyohara Industrial Park
Utsunomiya City Tochigi Pref.
321-3296
Tel: +81 28 667 6333
Fax: +81 28 667 9000
MEMC Japan Limited (MJL) is headquartered in Utsunomiya, with a manufacturing facility in Utsunomiya and a sales office in Tokyo, Japan. MJL is a unique combination of manufacturing and applications support dedicated solely to the highly competitive Japanese and Asian Markets. In addition, the Utsunomiya plant provides state-of-the-art 300mm polished and epitaxial silicon wafers for many of the world’s top device manufacturers.
Location
Utsunomiya-city, Tochigi, Japan (Approximately 100km north of Tokyo)
Products
300mm polished CZ silicon wafers; 300mm epitaxial CZ silicon wafers
Quality/Safety Certifications
Quality Certifications; Safety Certifications
Background
The Utsunomiya plant was built in 1986 as a Technology window to an advanced Japanese Market. In 1998, the 300mm Center of Excellence (COE) was added under the R&D organization, which was integrated into the manufacturing organization in 2002.