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Dresden on the way to the top of the semiconductor industry: study provides figures

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Dresden on the way to the top of the semiconductor industry: study provides figures

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More than 30,000 jobs: What the chip effect means for Dresden

Dresden’s chip industry is growing rapidly. Now, for the first time, there is a study that backs up the transformation to a leading location in the semiconductor industry with figures.

Dresden – Dresden’s chip industry is growing rapidly. While the future effects of the boom were previously the subject of estimates, there is now a study for the first time that backs up the transformation to a leading location in the semiconductor industry with figures.

Presented the results of the study: institute director Marc Bovenschulte (57, left) and Thomas Horn (55), managing director of economic development.

Presented the results of the study: institute director Marc Bovenschulte (57, left) and Thomas Horn (55), managing director of economic development. © Thomas Türpe

Infineon, ESMC/TSMC, Bosch, GlobalFoundries: They are all investing billions in expanding and building new factories by the end of the decade. This has consequences for the entire region: the expansions could create an additional 15,400 direct and indirect jobs by 2026/27 alone.

By the mid-2030s, the number of new jobs in the chip sector and related industries will probably climb to over 30,000.

This is the result of the work of the research team led by Marc Bovenschulte (57). The director of the Berlin Institute for Innovation and Technology compiled various statistics, labor market data and forecasts for economic development and used them to create an overall economic statement.

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“The construction of the factories alone will result in an increase in value added of 1.6 billion euros for 2025 alone.”

The expectations sound really promising for the start of the production phase.

The factories are not just a blessing for the tax coffers

The Infineon construction site at night: The chip giants' high investments are generating billions in additional added value in Dresden.

The Infineon construction site at night: The chip giants’ high investments are generating billions in additional added value in Dresden. © imago/Sylvio Dittrich

The industry faces attractive disadvantages: In the future, skilled workers like those in the cleanrooms here will increasingly come from abroad.

The industry faces attractive disadvantages: In the future, skilled workers like those in the cleanrooms here will increasingly come from abroad. © Robert Michael/dpa

In 2030, the expanded Dresden chip shops are expected to bring almost 12.6 billion euros in additional added value into the country.

Within ten to 15 years, the tax money allocated could be paid off – ESMC alone receives five billion euros for the construction. Saxony’s Economics Minister Martin Dulig (50, SPD) confirms with regard to international competition: “These are strategic investments by the state.”

But the factories are not just a blessing for the tax coffers. The workforce, which is increasingly being recruited abroad, is also doing well.

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With an average monthly gross of around 4,500 euros, the technicians and engineers in the industry earn far more than is usual in East Germany (3,157 euros).