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Reutlingen wafer fab

Joern Ebberg

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Areas of operation

  • Manufacturing for semiconductors (Frontend)
  • Test center for semiconductors (Backend)

Associates

  • about 4,000

Cleanroom surface area

  • 35,000 m², till end of 2025: 44,000 m²

Production facilities

  • 150-millimeter technology since 1995
  • 200-millimeter technology since 2010
  • Pre- and final measurement for 150- and 200-millimeter wafers

Manufactured products

  • Application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs),
  • low-voltage/high-voltage power semiconductors,
  • microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)

Manufacturing technology

  • 150- and 200-millimeter silicon substrates with structural widths (nodes) of up to 180 nanometer
  • 150-millimeter silicon carbide substrates with structural widths (nodes) of up to 400 nanometer

Fields of application for semiconductors

  • Power units for electromobility, e-bikes, power tools and further Bosch products
  • Automotive electronics: airbag and driver assistance systems, Electronic Stability Control ESC, electronic control units for electric motors and IC engines as well as for transmissions, parking assistants and night vision enhancement systems
  • Consumer electronics: games consoles, hearables, laptops, smartphones, wearables

Investments and extension course of action

Rising demand

Consistent development of the manufacturing capacity to meet the growing demand of semiconductors chips (ASICs, MEMS and power semiconductors).

From 2021 to 2023

With 150 million euros in two steps from 2021 to 2023 will gain about 4,000m² of new cleanroom surface area that will be realized in existing buildings. In addition, 150 new jobs in the fields of semiconductor development will be raised.

Till end of 2025

State-of-the-art manufacturing: more than 250 million euros will be invested for a new element, the total amount of the cleanroom surface area will raise up to 44,000 m².

Mobility is the largest Bosch Group business sector. In 2023, its sales came to 56.2 billion euros, or just under 60 percent of total Group sales. This makes the Bosch Group one of the leading mobility suppliers. Bosch Mobility pursues a vision of mobility that is safe, sustainable, and exciting. For its customers, the outcome is integrated mobility solutions. The business sector’s main areas of activity are electrification, software and services, semiconductors and sensors, vehicle computers, advanced driver assistance systems, systems for vehicle dynamics control, repair-shop concepts, as well as technology and services for the automotive aftermarket. Bosch is synonymous with important automotive innovations, such as electronic engine management, the ESP anti-skid system, and common-rail diesel technology.

The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. It employs roughly 429,000 associates worldwide (as of December 31, 2023). The company generated sales of 91.6 billion euros in 2023. Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. With its business activities, the company aims to use technology to help shape universal trends such as automation, electrification, digitalization, connectivity, and an orientation to sustainability. In this context, Bosch’s broad diversification across regions and industries strengthens its innovativeness and robustness. Bosch uses its proven expertise in sensor technology, software, and services to offer customers cross-domain solutions from a single source. It also applies its expertise in connectivity and artificial intelligence in order to develop and manufacture user-friendly, sustainable products. With technology that is “Invented for life,” Bosch wants to help improve quality of life and conserve natural resources. The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 470 subsidiary and regional companies in over 60 countries. Including sales and service partners, Bosch’s global manufacturing, engineering, and sales network covers nearly every country in the world. Bosch’s innovative strength is key to the company’s further development. At 136 locations across the globe, Bosch employs some 90,000 associates in research and development, of which nearly 48,000 are software engineers.

Additional information is available online at www.bosch.com, www.iot.bosch.com, www.bosch-press.com.

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