Infineon Completes New East German Fab, Doubling Power-Chip Capacity
# power semiconductors# Infineon# EV# data centers
Key Points
- The power-semiconductor leader completed a new plant in eastern Germany
- Capacity doubles, targeting EV and data-center demand
- Competition with Japanese power-chip makers intensifies
Analysis
NHK reports the world's top power-semiconductor maker completed a new fab in eastern Germany to double capacity for EV and data-center demand. Power chips are a Japanese strength—Europe's champion scaling up is a head-on challenge to Rohm and Mitsubishi Electric.