Infineon invests €1.1B in Austria for world-first 300mm GaN-on-Si chip production

Infineon announced a €1.1 billion investment in a new chip plant in Austria, which will be the world's first to mass-produce gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductors on 300mm silicon wafers. This marks a significant scale-up in GaN technology, potentially boosting efficiency in power electronics and AI/data-center applications. The move underscores Europe's push to strengthen semiconductor manufacturing amid global supply-chain diversification.

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