# Infineon completes shell of EUR 1.6B chip fab in Villach, Austria

Infineon completed the shell of a new fully automated chip fab in Villach, Austria, one year after construction start. The EUR 1.6 billion investment will produce power semiconductors on 300mm thin wafers, with production start planned for end of 2021.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-05-14
- Where: Villach, Austria, Austria
- Value: $1.74B (1.60B EUR)
- Jobs: 400
- Starts operating: 2021
- Status: under construction
- Products: power semiconductors on 300mm thin wafers
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Infineon Technologies AG](https://endata.com/companies/15717.md)

## Sources

- [ots.at](https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20200514_OTS0097/infineon-villach-rohbau-fuer-neue-chipfabrik-fertiggestellt), 2020-05-14: "Mit dem Rohbau und der Dachgleiche ist ein wichtiger Schritt getan, jetzt wird der Fabrik 'Leben eingehaucht'."

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