October 5, 2026. On October 5, X-FAB, together with representatives from politics, business, and academia, laid the cornerstone for a new cleanroom at its Erfurt site. With the Fab4Micro project, X-FAB MEMS Foundry GmbH is expanding its manufacturing capacities for highly integrated microsystems and photonics, thereby continuing the development of the Erfurt site into the X-FAB Group’s microsystems center.
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The new factory is intended to meet growing demand from the automotive, industrial, and medical technology sectors and will also make an important contribution to strengthening European autonomy in the field of semiconductor technology.
The Fab4Micro project is being funded by the German federal government and the Free State of Thuringia with a total of 127.4 million euros as part of the EU Chips Act.
“Today’s groundbreaking ceremony is an important milestone for X-FAB and underscores our long-term commitment to innovation, growth, and supporting our customers worldwide,” said Dr. Gabriel Kittler, Managing Director of the Erfurt site.
With the Fab4Micro project, X-FAB MEMS Foundry GmbH is expanding its manufacturing capacity for highly integrated microsystems and photonics. Photo: X-FAB
X-FAB is a global foundry group that enables its customers to develop world-leading semiconductor products through a comprehensive portfolio of specialized technologies and design IP. These products are manufactured at X-FAB’s six wafer fabs in Malaysia, Germany, France, and the U.S. With expertise in analog/mixed-signal technologies, microsystems, photonics, and wide-bandgap products, X-FAB is the development and manufacturing partner for its customers, who primarily serve the automotive, industrial, and medical end markets. X-FAB employs approximately 4,000 people and has been listed on Euronext Paris (XFAB) since April 2017.
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