Infineon is investing an extra as much as 5 billion euros within the manufacturing of SiC semiconductors in Malaysia by considerably increasing its manufacturing facility in Kulim. The Infineon plant in Kulim will turn into the “world’s largest 200-millimetre SiC Energy Fab”.
The deliberate enlargement shall be supported by buyer commitments of round 5 billion euros within the automotive and industrial sectors and upfront funds of round one billion euros, based on the German firm. It will assist the second section of the plant, the primary section was introduced in February 2022.
Infineon counts six carmakers amongst its clients. The chip producer mentions Ford, SAIC and Chery by identify in its assertion. As well as, Infineon cooperates with Stellantis, Foxconn and VinFast. There’s additionally a cooperation settlement on SiC semiconductors with the German provider Vitesco.
Infineon is investing an additional 5 billion euros in its new chip manufacturing facility in Dresden, as reported – the place it is going to produce 300-millimetre SiC boards . As well as, the present plant in Villach (Austria) shall be transformed to provide 200-millimetre SiC semiconductors. Along with Kulim, the funding will result in an annual SiC gross sales potential of round seven billion euros by the tip of the last decade, based on Infineon.
“The marketplace for silicon carbide reveals accelerating progress, not solely in automotive but in addition in a broad vary of business purposes resembling photo voltaic, power storage and high-power EV charging. With the Kulim enlargement, we’ll safe our management place on this market,” mentioned Jochen Hanebeck, CEO of Infineon. “With the business’s main scale and a singular price place, we’re leveraging our aggressive place of best-in-class SiC trench expertise, the broadest package deal portfolio and unmatched software understanding. These components are the areas of differentiation and success within the business.”
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