Tag: dresden
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Bosch to invest a further €3 billion in chip manufacturing business
From cars and e-bikes to household appliances and wearables – semiconductors are an integral part of all electronic systems. They are the motor that drives the modern world of technology. Bosch recognized their growing significance early on and has now announced investment of further billions of euros in order to strengthen its own semiconductor business.…
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Saxony styles itself ‘Robot Valley’ and launches festival
The German region of Saxony is styling itself as “Robot Valley” and has launched a festival to highlight robotics clusters in the cities of Dresden and Chemnitz. Authorities in the region say that Robot Valley Saxony has established itself as a robotics location “of supra-regional importance”. They say the region plays a vital role in…
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Bosch produces its first semiconductor wafers through ‘fully automated’ fabrication process
Bosch says it has produced the first semiconductor wafers through its “fully automated” fabrication process at its facility in Dresden, Germany. The industrial giant describes it as “a milestone on the path to the chip factory of the future”. Bosch says this is a key step toward the start of production operations at the factory,…
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Bosch ‘poised for leap’ in e-mobility with new silicon carbide semiconductors
Bosch says it is poised to make a technological “leap” in electric mobility as a result of developing new silicon carbide semiconductors. The vast majority of semiconductors today are made using common silicon, which makes up 25 per cent of Earth’s crust, but silicon carbide is generally made from an extremely rare mineral called “moissanite”.…
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Bosch lays foundation stone for billion-dollar ‘factory of the future’
German industrial giant has started construction on a billion-dollar semiconductor manufacturing facility – or, in Bosch’s words, a “factory of the future” in Dresden, Germany. The company said that the foundation stone laid recently in Dresden is “a key milestone” in the construction of the Bosch Group’s “state-of-the-art” wafer fabrication facility. Construction is scheduled to…
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More than $5 billion being invested in IoT in Dresden, Germany
International technology groups have invested more than $5 billion in high-tech hub Dresden, one of the facts highlighted by the organisers of the Semicon Europa event. Dresden is strengthening its position as a centre for internet of things solutions. Over the next several years, international technology groups and research institutions such as Globalfoundries, Infineon, Bosch,…