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Infineon opened its €5 billion (~$5.7 billion) Dresden 'smart power fab' Module 4 on July 2, 2026, three months ahead of schedule.
WHY THIS MATTERS · This matters because China just extended export controls to the equipment that makes gallium and germanium chips while the US locked down sub-14nm tool sales — a two-way choke that is already delaying compound-semiconductor parts for Western defense and power-electronics makers.
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"At an official ceremony in Dresden, Germany, on Thursday (July 2), Infineon Technologies hailed the early launch—three months ahead of schedule—of its new “smart power fab”, Module 4."
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- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz addressed the Dresden opening by video, praising the investment enabling cutting-edge semiconductor production in Germany.
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