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Texas Instruments’ new 12-inch wafer fab LFAB in Lehi, Utah has begun production of analog and embedded products, approximately one year after the company acquired the facility.
LFAB is our second 12-inch wafer fab to begin semiconductor production in 2022, providing our customers with the manufacturing capacity needed for decades to come. RFAB2, located in Richardson, Texas, entered preliminary production in September.
Kyle Flessner, Senior Vice President of Texas Instruments’ Technology and Manufacturing Group, stated: “This is an exciting moment for the Lehi team as it expands our manufacturing operations and enables us to provide the manufacturing capacity our customers will need for decades to come. This achievement is part of our long-term capacity investment, further reinforcing our commitment to support the future growth of semiconductors in the electronics industry by expanding our internal manufacturing capabilities.”
Ushering in a New Era of Semiconductor Manufacturing in Lehi, Utah
LFAB is located in the heart of the Silicon Slopes community in Utah, less than an hour’s drive from Salt Lake City, and is the only 12-inch semiconductor wafer fab in the state.
Adding LFAB to our manufacturing operations increases our 12-inch manufacturing capacity, supporting the ongoing development of semiconductors in the electronics industry. The fab features over approximately 25,548 square meters of cleanroom space and highly advanced facilities, including about 11,265 meters of automated overhead transport systems to quickly move wafers throughout the fab. Our total investment in the Lehi fab will reach approximately $3 billion to $4 billion.
LFAB is capable of supporting 65-nanometer and 45-nanometer technologies, with the ability to exceed these nodes as needed, and possesses excellent process technology for producing complex devices such as embedded processing chips. Once fully operational, LFAB will manufacture tens of millions of chips daily, which will be used in a wide range of electronic products from renewable energy to electric vehicles to space telescopes.
LFAB also supports our long-term commitment to responsible and sustainable manufacturing by reducing waste, water usage, and energy consumption. Our water conservation strategy includes investing in projects that save, recycle, and reuse water resources while limiting, reducing, and monitoring chemicals that may affect water quality.
