HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam-Computer chip manufacturer Intel Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) will increase the size of the assembly and test facility it is building in Vietnam from 150,000 square feet to 500,000 square feet, in the process raising its total investment in the country to $1 billion.
Intel decided to increase the size of the facility after an internal study determined that 500,000 square feet was the most efficient size for an assembly and test facility. The new Vietnam facility will be the largest single factory within the Intel assembly and test network. Production at the facility will begin in March. Eventually, the plant could employ as many as 4,000 people.