Infineon opens the world's largest fab for power semiconductors and analog/mixed-signal technologies in Dresden
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Infineon (OTCQX: IFNNY) has opened its new Smart Power Fab in Dresden several months ahead of schedule. The €5 billion investment doubles local manufacturing capacity, creating 1,000 new jobs and forming the world's largest factory for intelligent power semiconductors and analog/mixed-signal technologies.
The highly digitalized fab can ramp capacity at up to twice previous speeds, serving AI data centers, renewable energy systems and software-defined vehicles. According to Infineon, the site also targets sustainable production, using no natural gas and recirculating about 90% of water while enabling up to 45% energy recovery.
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- €5 billion Smart Power Fab investment, largest in company history
- Dresden manufacturing capacity doubled at the site
- Creation of 1,000 new direct jobs in Dresden
- World's largest fab for intelligent power and analog/mixed-signal chips
- Capacity ramp-up possible at up to 2x previous production speed
- Around 90% water recirculation and up to 45% energy recovery
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– Infineon chips enable energy-efficient solutions for automotive and industrial applications such as power supplies for AI data centers, renewable energy sources, power grids and software-defined vehicles
– Capacity ramp-up at double speed possible to leverage market opportunities effectively and flexibly
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"We're opening our new plant at just the right time," says Jochen Hanebeck, CEO of Infineon Technologies AG. "Our Smart Power Fab is creating urgently needed capacities for the key technologies of the future, for everything from energy supply for AI data centers to software-defined vehicles and renewable energies. Infineon is thus giving an important impulse in making the global AI revolution possible and securing supply chains in critical industries. By taking this step, we are strengthening our global vanguard position as a leading manufacturer of power semiconductors and analog / mixed-signal technologies."
"Infineon's new Smart Power Fab sends out a powerful message about
Dr. Karsten Wildberger, German Federal Minister for Digital Transformation and Government Modernization, says: "What is being produced here in Dresden secures jobs and creates value in
Saxony's Minister-President Michael Kretschmer says: "Microelectronics is the key technology of the 21st century, the foundation of innovation, competitive strength and economic progress. The choice of Dresden, home to
The new Smart Power Fab uses rigorous digitalization to accelerate production to twice as fast as in the past, depending on demand. For example, the building itself and the ideal machine layout were pre-planned and optimized using a digital twin. System and process clearance is supported by AI algorithms. Furthermore, the connection to the Infineon plant in Villach as "One Virtual Fab" makes qualification of processes and products significantly faster than in the past. The increased ramp-up speed lets Infineon effectively and flexibly leverage current market opportunities, including in the field of AI.
In the future, chips made in Dresden will contribute to the efficient supply of power to AI data centers, among other things. The chips are also used in other industrial and automotive applications, such as wind and solar power systems and software- defined vehicles. One example is intelligent switches that not only control loads but also monitor the flow of electricity. The interaction between power semiconductors and analog / mixed-signal components enables especially energy-efficient and intelligent system solutions, hence the "Smart Power Fab" name.
With the expansion, Infineon Dresden is further strengthening its position as a worldwide leading site for power semiconductors and analog / mixed-signal technologies; at the same time, it is also bolstering the European leadership role in the overall semiconductor cluster "Silicon Saxony" in and around Dresden. Infineon is creating a total of 1,000 new jobs in Dresden with the Smart Power Fab. In addition, the Smart Power Fab will have positive effects on the economic development of the region and on the job situation in the supplier environment and ecosystem: Studies have shown that one cleanroom job creates six additional jobs in adjacent areas. Today over 80,000 people are already employed in the "Silicon Saxony" cluster.
Infineon's Smart Power Fab is also setting new standards in sustainable manufacturing. Modern production technologies and optimized energy and resource processes help reduce energy consumption and further improve the environmental footprint of chip production. The new manufacturing system requires no natural gas and cuts water consumption with water treatment and the implementation of closed-loop water systems. Approximately 90 percent of the water used is to be reintroduced in the circulation, making it possible to recover as much as 45 percent of the energy used.
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About Infineon
Infineon Technologies AG is a global semiconductor leader in power systems and IoT. Infineon drives decarbonization and digitalization with its products and solutions. The Company had around 57,000 employees worldwide (end of September 2025) and generated revenue of about
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