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SkyWater to acquire Infineon’s Austin fab
Transaction strengthens US-based production of essential chips
SkyWater Technology has agreed to purchase Infineon’s 200 mm fab in Austin, Texas and with a corresponding long-term supply agreement.
SkyWater will operate 'Fab 25' as a foundry, increasing available capacity in the US for basic legacy chips on nodes from 130 nm down to 65 nm used in many industrial, automotive and defence applications.
The fab will also allow SkyWater to provide additional capabilities such as expanding copper processing scale and high-voltage Bipolar-CMOS-DMOS (BCD) technology.
The long-term supply agreement will enable Infineon to maintain a scalable manufacturing footprint in the United States.
The closing of the transaction is subject to regulatory approval in the US and is expected in the coming months.
