# Vishay to invest ~€1B in Itzehoe wafer fab for 300mm power MOSFETs

Vishay is expanding its Itzehoe, Germany facility to produce 300mm wafers for power MOSFETs, with a grant of €215 million from federal and state governments. The investment is a high three-digit million euro amount, reported as around €1 billion, and will create up to 250 jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-10-31
- Where: Itzehoe, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
- Value: $1.08B (1.00B EUR)
- Jobs: 250
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 300mm wafers
- Products: power MOSFETs, 300mm wafers
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Vishay](https://endata.com/companies/64343.md)

## Sources

- [heise.de](https://www.heise.de/news/Foerderung-fuer-300mm-Wafer-in-Itzehoe-an-Vishay-uebergeben-11507214.html), 2026-10-31: "Das Land bekommt Hochtechnologie. Wir bekommen eine gewisse Souveränität und die Chance für Innovationen."

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