# Infineon to invest €1.6B in new chip factory in Villach, Austria

Infineon Technologies announced a €1.6 billion investment in a new fully automated 300mm wafer power semiconductor factory in Villach, Austria. Construction starts in H1 2019, with operations expected in 2021, creating 400 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-05-16
- Where: Villach, Austria
- Value: $1.88B (1.60B EUR)
- Jobs: 400
- Starts operating: 2021
- Status: announced
- Products: 300mm thin wafers, power semiconductors
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [manufacturingdigital.com](https://manufacturingdigital.com/lean-manufacturing/infineon-expand-euro16bn-chip-facility-austria), 2020-05-16: "Infineon Technologies AG, the German semiconductors has announced it will be investing €1.6bn (US$1.88bn) into a new factory in Villach, Austria."

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