# Thema Foundries opens Europe's first integrated photonic chip factory in Oudenaarde

Thema Foundries is opening Europe's first fully integrated photonic chip factory in Oudenaarde, Flanders, with a €200 million investment. The project will create 500 highly skilled jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-09-01
- Where: Oudenaarde, Flanders, Belgium
- Value: $220.0M (200.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 500
- Status: announced
- Products: photonic chips
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Thema Foundries](https://endata.com/companies/87001.md)

## Sources

- [starlight-project.eu](https://www.starlight-project.eu/starlight/news/202509002), 2025-09-01: "With a €200 million investment, Thema Foundries is opening Europe's first fully integrated photonic chip factory in Oudenaarde."

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