Overview
- The 'Sprint' project will lift annual output from about 950,000 to 1.1 million wafers and add roughly 5,000 square meters of production space in Dresden.
- Construction began in June 2025, with a progressive ramp toward full capacity by the end of 2028.
- Germany’s federal government and Saxony intend to back the project under the EU Chips Act, pending European Commission state-aid clearance.
- Chancellor Friedrich Merz endorsed the expansion as a step toward technological sovereignty, while officials withheld specific subsidy figures.
- Globalfoundries targets defence, aerospace and critical infrastructure customers and will grow shuttle services, noting any cover for Nexperia-related shortfalls will take months due to production and customer qualification cycles.