Infineon has secured Brussels’ approval for a EUR 319 million Austrian state subsidy tied to its planned gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductor plant in Villach, a project carrying a price tag of roughly EUR 1.1 billion through 2034. The European Commission’s green light, which Infineon links to the European Chips Act, clears the way for what the company describes as the first high-volume manufacturing operation of its kind, built on 300-millimeter wafers.
Production at the site is targeted to begin by the end of 2027 — a timeline that stretches well past the company’s next scheduled appearance before investors.
That date is November 10,
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The Munich-based chipmaker’s shares dropped 4.5% in the previous session, caught in a broad retreat across European semiconductor names. Reuters attributed the pressure to Intel’s disappointing revenue forecast and renewed doubts about whether the industry’s massive AI spending can be sustained. The news agency also pointed to softer PC demand and the mounting costs of AI infrastructure as drivers of the global selling wave.
Intel’s guidance did little to calm nerves: the US chipmaker projected fourth-quarter revenue of USD 15 billion to USD 16 billion, short of the USD 17.1 billion analysts had penciled in.
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The pullback came despite a busy stretch of partnership announcements from Infineon itself. On October 21, the company expanded its collaboration with NVIDIA on 800-volt direct-current architectures for AI data centers, with GaN-based power conversion systems at the core. Infineon highlighted its GaN technology for a high-voltage intermediate bus converter as part of the effort.
Startups, Silicon Carbide and Supply Chains
A day later, on October 22, Infineon joined forces with UnternehmerTUM Accelerator, Microsoft and NVIDIA to launch the Physical AI Growth Lab, an initiative aimed at European startups working in physical AI, robotics and industrial artificial intelligence. The program is set to run from January through April 2027.
Beyond the data-center work, Infineon signed an agreement with Wolfspeed covering the supply of 200-millimeter silicon carbide wafers — a move the company says is designed to make its supply chains more resilient.
The Villach investment, the NVIDIA cooperation and the startup program together sketch out a strategy that extends years into the future, even as near-term sentiment around chip stocks remains fragile.
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