Monolithic Power Systems Expands Chengdu Production as Global Semiconductor Race Intensifies Across Asia and U.S.

U.S.-based Monolithic Power Systems (MPS) has launched a major production line expansion at its facility in the Chengdu Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone, underscoring continued investment in high-end analog power management chips despite growing geopolitical competition across global technology supply chains. Chengdu Monolithic Power Systems Co., the company’s wholly owned subsidiary and Asia-Pacific research and operational hub, added nearly 10,000 square meters of manufacturing space inside the Xinchuang Zhigu industrial park. The expansion nearly doubles the firm’s local footprint to roughly 20,000 square meters. Located inside the Chengdu Hi-Tech Comprehensive Bonded Zone B, the facility produces high-performance analog and mixed-signal power…