GlobalFoundries has celebrated a key construction milestone at its Dresden site and paired it with the announcement of FDX1. FD-SOI platform name used by GlobalFoundriesFDX is GlobalFoundries' FD-SOI technology family for differentiated low-power designs.2. fully depleted silicon-on-insulator3. Fully Depleted eXtremeFDX denotes an FD-SOI variant with a fully depleted channel, offering low power consumption and good electrostatic control. Fusion, a new platform aimed at highly integrated, energy-efficient chips for Physical AIartificial intelligence applications. The company says both steps are meant to strengthen its Dresden base as a European manufacturing location for advanced semiconductor technologies.
The SPRINT expansion represents an investment of €1.1 billion. Once completed, it is expected to raise Dresden’s annual capacity to more than one million 300 mm wafers by the end of 2028, making the site Europe’s largest foundry operation. The added capacity is intended to support automotive, aerospace, industrial IoTinternet of thingsThis term describes connected devices and systems that exchange data over networks. and defense applications, all of which are described as increasingly influenced by Physical AIartificial intelligence.
GlobalFoundries also said the new capacity will be built while the existing factory remains fully operational. The construction phase that has now been topped out is on schedule and on budget, allowing the remaining work in the current facility and the expansion area to continue in parallel. The company says Dresden already operates around 60,000 m2 of cleanroom and laboratory space and currently has annual output of up to 950,000 300 mm wafers, depending on product mix.
FDX1. FD-SOI platform name used by GlobalFoundriesFDX is GlobalFoundries' FD-SOI technology family for differentiated low-power designs.2. fully depleted silicon-on-insulator3. Fully Depleted eXtremeFDX denotes an FD-SOI variant with a fully depleted channel, offering low power consumption and good electrostatic control. Fusion is planned as a fully depleted silicon-on-insulator platform. It is targeted at 7nm-like digital performance together with analog, mixed-signal, embedded-memory and high-performance RF1. radio frequencyHigh-frequency electromagnetic oscillations used, for example, to excite plasmas.2. resonance frequencyQuantity describing a signal’s frequency, bandwidth, spectral behavior or transmission rate. capabilities. The stated goal is a single technology platform that can support processing, sensing, real-time control and secure connectivity with lower energy use.
The development work is intended to proceed through the upcoming IPCEIimportant project of common European interestThis is a European funding framework for large cross-border industrial and technology projects. Advanced Semiconductor Technologies program, subject to approval by the German federal government. GlobalFoundries says the Dresden expansion is also meant to support Europe-only processes and data flows for customers with stringent security requirements, including critical infrastructure and aerospace users.