# X-FAB breaks ground on new cleanroom in Erfurt, Germany

X-FAB MEMS Foundry GmbH has broken ground on a new cleanroom at its Erfurt site through the Fab4Micro project, expanding manufacturing capacity for highly integrated microsystems and photonics. The project receives EUR 127.4 million in funding from the German government and the Free State of Thuringia under the EU Chips Act.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-10-05
- Where: Erfurt, Germany, Germany
- Value: $139.0M (127.4M EUR)
- Status: under construction
- Products: microsystems, photonics solutions
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [X-FAB Silicon Foundries](https://endata.com/companies/34013.md)

## Sources

- [xfab.com](https://www.xfab.com/news/details/article/x-fab-breaks-ground-on-new-cleanroom-in-erfurt), 2026-10-05: "Today, X-FAB was joined by representatives from government, industry, and academia to break ground on a new cleanroom at its Erfurt site."

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