# Bosch reaches milestone at Dresden chip fab, first wafers run through production

Bosch announced that first silicon wafers are running fully automated through its new semiconductor fab in Dresden, a milestone toward production start planned for end of 2021, with an investment of around €1 billion.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-03-08
- Where: Dresden, Germany, Germany
- Value: $1.19B (1.00B EUR)
- Starts operating: 2021
- Status: under construction
- Products: microchips for automotive applications
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [bosch-presse.de](https://www.bosch-presse.de/pressportal/de/de/bosch-erreicht-meilenstein-auf-dem-weg-zur-eroeffnung-der-chipfabrik-in-dresden-225600.html), 2021-03-08: "Aus Dresden kommen schon bald Chips für die Mobilität der Zukunft und mehr Sicherheit im Straßenverkehr."
- [roboticsandautomationnews.com](https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2021/03/09/bosch-produces-its-first-semiconductor-wafers-through-fully-automated-fabrication-process/41272/), 2021-03-09: "We plan to open our chip factory of the future before the year is out."

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