# Silicon Box to build €3.2B chip foundry in Novara, Italy

Silicon Box announced a €3.2 billion investment to build an advanced semiconductor packaging and testing foundry in Novara, Piedmont, Italy. Construction is planned to begin mid-2025 with production starting in 2028, creating approximately 1,600 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-12-20
- Where: Novara, Piedmont, Italy
- Value: $3.60B (3.20B EUR)
- Jobs: 1,600
- Starts operating: 2028
- Status: announced
- Products: advanced semiconductor packaging, chiplet architecture
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Silicon Box](https://endata.com/companies/9427.md)

## Sources

- [globalsmt.net](https://www.globalsmt.net/advanced-packaging/silicon-box-selects-piedmont-to-host-e3-2b-chip-foundry-for-italian-expansion/), 2024-12-20: "Silicon Box’s advanced packaging facility in Novara is expected to create up to 1,600 highly paid jobs and bring first-of-a-kind advanced semiconductor manufacturing capabilities to Europe."

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