# Vishay building new chip factory in Itzehoe, Germany

Vishay has begun construction of a new chip factory in Itzehoe, Germany, with an investment of USD 400 million. The factory will produce 300-millimetre wafers, create 150 new jobs, and is expected to double production from 2025, with first deliveries from early 2026.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-03-20
- Where: Itzehoe, Hamburg Metropolitan Region, Germany
- Value: $400.0M
- Jobs: 150
- Starts operating: Jan 2026
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 4,000 sqm cleanroom (planned)
- Products: silicon wafers, 300-millimetre wafers
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Vishay Intertechnology](https://endata.com/companies/15085.md)

## Sources

- [hamburg-business.com](https://hamburg-business.com/en/news/vishay-building-new-chip-factory-hamburg-metropolitan-region), 2023-03-27: "Here in Itzehoe, we are proud to be making Europe less dependent on producers in other parts of the world and vulnerable supply chains."
- [all-electronics.de](https://www.all-electronics.de/markt/vishay-baut-300-mm-chipfabrik/746150), 2023-04-11: "Pünktlich zum Frühlingsanfang hat Vishay den Spatenstich für eine 300-mm-Chipfabrik in Itzehoe vorgenommen."

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