# X-FAB to build new cleanroom at Erfurt site with EUR 127.4 million funding

X-FAB MEMS Foundry GmbH received a EUR 127.4 million grant from the German federal government and Free State of Thuringia to expand manufacturing capacity with a new cleanroom at its Erfurt site. Initial production is scheduled by the end of 2028.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-06-23
- Where: Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany
- Value: $142.0M (127.4M EUR)
- Starts operating: 2028
- Status: announced
- Products: micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), microsystems, photonics
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [X-FAB MEMS Foundry GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/82624.md)

## Sources

- [ien.eu](https://www.ien.eu/article/x-fab-develops-erfurt-site-into-a-center-for-microsystems-technology/), 2025-09-09: "The new facility is scheduled to begin initial production by the end of 2028."

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