Infineon’s €7bil Kulim SiC power fab to create 1,500 high-value jobs

German chip manufacturer Infineon wants to build chips to be embedded in locks for bikes, doors, lockers and office drawers that can be unlocked by a smartphone and without a battery. — dpa

KUALA LUMPUR: Infineon Technologies AG is expanding its Kulim 3 fab to address the rapid growth in power semiconductors driven by decarbonisation and wide bandgap materials.

The leader in power systems and IoT will be investing an additional RM30.1bil (€5 billion) for Phase 2, following the €2 billion Phase 1 investment announced in February 2022.