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ESMC (TSMC / Bosch / Infineon / NXP joint venture), Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Every field this record holds on the site, its note and every source, as the row states them.

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The row

Operator
ESMC (TSMC / Bosch / Infineon / NXP joint venture) · company page: Robert Bosch (Semiconductors), Infineon Technologies, NXP Semiconductors, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
Site
ESMC fab
Location
Dresden, Saxony, Germany
Type
foundry
Status
construction
Wafer
300 mm
Nodes
22/28nm-class
First output
2027
Announced investment
not recorded
Map position
51.05, 13.74, on the map

European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company; roughly EUR10bn fab, a TSMC-majority joint venture with Bosch, Infineon and NXP. TrendForce reported the fab entering structural build, with equipment move-in targeted for 2H2026. This record holds no dollar figure for the site: the amount was stated in euros, and this record does not convert currencies.

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Sources

2 sources on this row, in the order the row lists them. The order carries no weight.

TSMC, Bosch, Infineon, and NXP Establish Joint Venture to Bring Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing to Europe · pr.tsmc.com

TSMC Dresden Fab Reportedly Enters Structural Build, Eyes Equipment Move-In in 2H26 - TrendForce · trendforce.com

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Capacity statements

Each links to its own page, with the wording, the wafer basis and the sites it covers. They are never added together.

2023-08-08 · TSMC · planned · the statement and what it covers

2024-08-20 · TSMC · planned · the statement and what it covers

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On this record

What this record changed on this row, newest first. Each day is the day this record changed, never the day a publisher said it. Followed: status, first output year, announced investment, operator, name, site and sources.

2026-11-10 · This record removed the announced investment, which read USD 11 billion.

2026-08-13 · The row entered this record, with the status construction. · Source at entry: TSMC, Bosch, Infineon, and NXP Establish Joint Venture to Bring Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing to Europe · Source at entry: TSMC Dresden Fab Reportedly Enters Structural Build, Eyes Equipment Move-In in 2H26 - TrendForce

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