# Bosch invests €1B in new wafer fab in Dresden, Germany

Bosch has laid the foundation stone for a new 300-millimeter wafer fab in Dresden, Germany, with an investment of roughly €1 billion. The plant will employ up to 700 people and is scheduled to be completed by late 2019, with production starting in early 2020.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-06-25
- Where: Dresden, Saxony, Germany
- Value: $1.16B (1.00B EUR)
- Jobs: 700
- Starts operating: Jan 2020
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 300-millimeter wafers
- Products: semiconductors, 300-millimeter wafers
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Bosch](https://endata.com/companies/1725.md)
- [Robert Bosch](https://endata.com/companies/3006.md)

## Sources

- [bosch-presse.de](https://www.bosch-presse.de/pressportal/de/en/news/presentations/industry-4.0/europe/), 2018-06-25: "Now here we are, following a complex planning process, laying the foundation stone for Bosch's chip factory of the future."
- [bosch-presse.de](https://www.bosch-presse.de/pressportal/de/en/news/presentations/mobility/europe/), 2018-06-25: "Now here we are, following a complex planning process, laying the foundation stone for Bosch's chip factory of the future."
- [us.bosch-press.com](https://us.bosch-press.com/pressportal/de/en/news/presentations/mobility/europe/), 2018-06-25: "Now here we are, following a complex planning process, laying the foundation stone for Bosch's chip factory of the future."
- [bosch-presse.de](https://www.bosch-presse.de/pressportal/de/en/bosch-lays-foundation-stone-for-factory-of-the-future-162368.html), 2018-06-25: "Bosch is investing roughly one billion euros in its new location in the Saxony state capital."
- [bosch-presse.de](https://www.bosch-presse.de/pressportal/de/en/germany-high-tech-hub-semiconductors-pave-the-way-for-better-quality-of-life-162752.html), 2018-06-25: "Now here we are, following a complex planning process, laying the foundation stone for Bosch's chip factory of the future."
- [webwire.com](https://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=225759), 2018-06-25: "Today we are laying the foundation stone for the wafer fab of the future, and with it the foundation for improving people's quality of life and their safety on the road."
- [bisinfotech.com](https://www.bisinfotech.com/bosch-lays-foundation-stone-at-dresden-for-wafer-fabrication/), 2018-06-30: "The new factory will focus on the production of 300 mm wafers when compared to conventional 150 and 200 mm wafer fabs, as it offers greater economies of scale."
- [roboticsandautomationnews.com](https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2018/07/05/bosch-lays-foundation-stone-for-billion-dollar-factory-of-the-future/18094/), 2018-07-05: "Bosch is investing roughly one billion euros in its new location in the Saxony state capital."

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