Semiconductor Manufacturing in Germany

Germany’s Microelectronics Industry: More Than Just Chips from Dresden

In Germany, a dense network of companies, research institutions, and specialized suppliers spans the entire microelectronics value chain. This is where chips are manufactured, developed, and packaged. Germany is also exceptionally well-positioned in the areas of machinery and equipment, as well as materials and components. But just how capable is Germany’s microelectronics sector, really? Where do its key strengths lie? Take a look at a location that ranks among the world’s best.

Location Map

Germany’s Microelectronics
Landscape – The Semiconductor Heart
of Europe Beats Here

Cutting-edge research, world-class product development, highly and fully automated production facilities—Germany is the heart of Europe’s semiconductor industry. Locations such as the microelectronics hub Silicon Saxony have long made a name for themselves worldwide. But where exactly are the chips of tomorrow being developed? Where are the industry’s major fabs located? Which companies and institutions shape the German semiconductor market? Our location map provides a quick overview.

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An Overview of German Microelectronics Companies

Black Semiconductor (Aachen)
Swissbit AG (Berlin)
First Sensor AG (Berlin)
iC-Haus GmbH (Bodenheim)
microfab Service GmbH (Bremen)
Dortmund Semiconductor GmbH, a Littelfuse Company (Dortmund)
Infineon Technologies Dresden AG & Co. KG (Dresden)
SAW COMPONENTS Dresden GmbH (Dresden)
Robert Bosch Semiconductor Manufacturing Dresden GmbH (Dresden)
X-FAB Dresden GmbH & Co. KG (Dresden)
European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (ESMC) GmbH (Dresden)
Jenoptik Optical Systems (Dresden)
GlobalFoundries (Dresden)
3-5 Power Electronics GmbH (Dresden)
X-FAB Semiconductor Foundries GmbH (Erfurt)
NanoWorld Services GmbH (Erlangen)
TDK-Micronas GmbH (Freiburg)
Texas Instruments Deutschland GmbH (Freising)
Nexperia Germany (Hamburg)
Vishay Semiconductor GmbH (Heilbronn)
Diotec Semiconductor AG (Heitersheim)
X-FAB MEMS Foundry Itzehoe GmbH (Itzehoe)
Vishay Siliconix Itzehoe GmbH (Itzehoe)
Littelfuse – IXYS Semiconductor GmbH (Lampertheim)
Ferroelectric Memory GmbH (FMC) (Magdeburg)
Sensitec GmbH (Mainz)
Qualcomm Germany GmbH (Munich)
Semikron Danfoss International GmbH (Nuremberg)
Infineon Technologies AG (Regensburg)
OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH & Co. OHG (Regensburg)
Robert Bosch GmbH (Reutlingen)
TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH (Ulm)
United Monolithic Semiconductors GmbH (Ulm)
Infineon Technologies AG (Warstein)
Sensitec GmbH (Wetzlar)

Ferdinand Braun Institute, Leibniz Institute for High-Frequency Technology (FBH) (Berlin)
Fraunhofer Institute for Communications, Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI) (Berlin)
Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration IZM (Berlin)
Fraunhofer Institute for Electronic Nanosystems ENAS (Chemnitz)
Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS (Dresden)
Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems IMS (Duisburg)
Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS (Erlangen)
Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology IISB (Erlangen)
Leibniz Institute for Innovative Microelectronics (IHP) (Frankfurt/Oder)
Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics IAF (Freiburg)
Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems IMWS (Halle)
Fraunhofer Institute for Silicon Technology ISIT (Itzehoe)
Fraunhofer Institute for Applied and Integrated Security AISEC (Munich)
Fraunhofer Institute for Electronic Microsystems and Solid-State-
EMFT Technologies (Munich)
Fraunhofer Institute for High-Frequency Physics and Radar Technology FHR (Wachtberg)