GLOBALFOUNDRIES FAB 1 DRESDEN
GLOBALFOUNDRIES is a full-service semiconductor foundry with subsidiaries in Europe, USA, and Asia. The GLOBALFOUNDRIES Fab 1 in Dresden is one of the most productive and one of the most modern wafer manufacturing facilities in the world; and with a clean room floor space of more than 52,000 sqm, it is Europe’s largest semiconductor plant. It is here where innovative semiconductor products are manufactured in 28 nm, 32 nm, and 40 nm technologies on 300 mm wafers. Currently, the 22 nm FD SOI technology (22FDX®) is being introduced in Dresden; and the development of the next technological generation, 12FDXTM, has commenced. So far, more than 12 billion US dollars have been invested into the Dresden production site. GLOBALFOUNDRIES intends to invest more money to expand both the production capacity and the technological competencies.