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Siltronic invests 136m euros to expand 300mm wafer production |
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Nov 24, 2005 at 06:24 PM |
Siltronic
AG, will spend 136 million Euro to expand production of 300mm wafers at its
Burghausen
and Frieberg facilities, both facilities are in Germany. Around 225 jobs are to
be created as a result of production expansion, according to the company.
"Worldwide
demand for 300 mm wafers is rising steadily," stated Dr Wilhelm Sittenthaler,
CEO of Siltronic. "By concentrating on the production of wafers of this
diameter we're right on track."
Siltronics
Burghausen production site has been allocated 60 percent, or 80 million Euros
of the planned investment. This will result in 300mm wafer production
increasing from 75,000 wafers to 135,000 wafers per month, an increase of
60,000 wafers.
The Freiberg
facility will have an additional 50,000 wafer capacity, bringing the facility
up to the 200,000 wafer capacity level.
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