# GlobalFoundries plans €1.1B chip manufacturing expansion in Dresden

GlobalFoundries announced plans to invest €1.1 billion to expand manufacturing capabilities at its Dresden, Germany site, increasing production capacity to over one million wafers per year by the end of 2028. The project, known as SPRINT, is expected to be supported by the German government and the State of Saxony under the European Chips Act.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-05-10
- Where: Dresden, Germany
- Value: $1.20B (1.10B EUR)
- Starts operating: 2028
- Status: announced
- Capacity: over 1 million wafers per year
- Products: semiconductor wafers
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [GlobalFoundries](https://endata.com/companies/664.md)

## Sources

- [markets.financialcontent.com](https://markets.financialcontent.com/pennwell.dental/article/gnwcq-2025-10-28-globalfoundries-plans-billion-euro-investment-to-expand-chip-manufacturing-in-germany), 2019-05-10: "GlobalFoundries today announced plans to invest €1.1 billion to expand its manufacturing capabilities at its Dresden, Germany site."
- [connect-professional.de](https://www.connect-professional.de/hardware/globalfoundries-setzt-auf-chips-fuer-autos-297764.html), 2019-06-07: "Wir wollen die Produktion der Chips jedes Jahr verdoppeln."

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