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German federal government and Free State of Thuringia support key project for the future of Thuringia’s microelectronics location with Euro 127.4 million

X-FAB Silicon Foundries has expanded its long-standing collaboration with Cadence to deliver a streamlined and highly automated approach to design migration across semiconductor…

Technology collaboration enables first-time-right success and fast time-to-market for SandGrain's unique CyberRock solution in a European ecosystem

Lausanne, Switzerland and Tessenderlo-Ham, Belgium – 19 January 2026

LIGENTEC and X-FAB today announced an expanded collaboration to further strengthen their integrated photonics…

Improved on-state resistance enables 30% area reduction

“Lab-in-Fab” Model Combines Cutting-Edge Research and Manufacturing Expertise in Microsystems Technology

Thalia Design Automation, a leader in analog, mixed-signal and RF IP migration solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with X-FAB, the world’s leading…

Expansion more than doubles capacity for its popular 180nm BCD-on-SOI technology

Open access MPW, prototyping and production for XG035 dMode projects available

New module enables more compact designs resulting in reduced chip size

Developing a market-ready GaN power platform with a scalable outsourced manufacturing model

Collaborative platform combines InP chiplets with SOI technology via Micro-Transfer-Printing for high-speed, energy-efficient optical transceivers

X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE, the leading analog/mixed-signal and specialty foundry, and Attopsemi Technology, the innovative one-time programmable (OTP) IP solutions provider,…

Streamlined SiC processes for faster custom MOSFET development

We are thrilled to announce that X-FAB has been awarded the prestigious 2024 Onderneming van het Jaar® award (Entrepreneur of the Year®). His Majesty King Filip presented the award…

New IP combines Flash and EEPROM elements for enhanced data retention and best-in-class operational reliability

X-FAB and SMART Photonics recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to formalize their collaboration.

Robust, reliable devices have accentuated spectral responsiveness, along with notably improved signal-to-noise characteristics

Three leaders in photonic integrated circuits announce collaboration to offer a seamless path for heterogeneous integration with Micro Transfer Printing (MTP)

X-FAB Sarawak Sdn. Bhd. was honored to host a visit of Malaysia's Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, YB Senator Tengku Datuk Seri Utama Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz and a…

Partnership to bring power devices based on Soitec’s cutting-edge SmartSiC™ silicon carbide wafers to X-FAB’s extensive fabless client network

New competitive second-generation high-voltage primitive devices added to XP018

Presenting a foundry route to medical, automotive and industrial customers that combines boosted sensitivity, larger pixel size and more extensive sensor area

New customer engagement portal enables early technology access

X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE, the leading analog/mixed-signal and specialty foundry, has introduced a specific near-infrared version to its single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD)…

X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE, the leading analog/mixed-signal and specialty foundry, is making further significant progress with its galvanic isolation technology.

X-FAB Group, the leading analog/mixed-signal and specialty foundry, is set to receive subsidies as part of the new Important Project of Common European Interest in Microelectronics…

Highly optimized solution achieves major miniaturization objectives

PhotonixFAB to enable photonics product innovation and commercialization with a path to high-volume manufacturing

Next generation automotive-grade process for high digital content applications

Tessenderlo, Belgium and Frankfurt/Oder

X-FAB Silicon Foundries, the leading analog/mixed-signal and specialty foundry, has announced a further expansion of its longstanding…

Enabling integration of small, pixelated spectral filters on CMOS image sensors

X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE, the leading analog/mixed-signal and specialty foundry, today announced a collaboration with the prominent computational software vendor, Cadence Design…

Tessenderlo, Belgium and Hsinchu, Taiwan 

X-FAB Silicon Foundries, the leading analog/mixed-signal and specialty foundry, together with Attopsemi, the innovative one-time…

X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE, the leading analog/mixed-signal and specialty foundry, has expanded the scope of its SubstrateXtractor tool, via which unwanted substrate coupling…

X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE, the leading analog/mixed-signal and specialty foundry, today announced the availability of second generation XT018 superjunction high-voltage (HV)…

Strategic partnership will address rapidly growing demand across a broad range of industry sectors

Long-term collaboration, plus major engineering investment, leads to highly cost-effective, scalable, and convenient methodology for heterogeneous integration of different…

X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE, the leading specialty foundry, has announced the release of a reference design kit for Tanner™ analog/mixed-signal (AMS) software from the EDA segment…

X-FAB Silicon Foundries, the leading foundry for analog/mixed-signal and specialty semiconductor solutions, has introduced a new Flash memory capability for its XP018 high-voltage…

X-FAB Silicon Foundries, the specialty foundry for analog/mixed-signal and optoelectronic solutions, has made augmentations that extend the scope of its XS018 180 nm sensor process…

Tessenderlo, Belgium and Frankfurt/Oder, Germany – March 17, 2021

X-FAB Silicon Foundries and IHP - Leibniz Institute for High Performance Microelectronics have announced a major…

X-FAB Silicon Foundries, the specialty foundry for analog/mixed-signal and optoelectronic solutions, has just introduced its latest generation of avalanche photodiode (APD) and…

X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE has taken further steps to establish itself as the go-to foundry for silicon-based microfluidics. The company is now able to offer a series of solutions…

X-FAB Silicon Foundries, the leading analog/mixed-signal and specialty foundry, together with Attopsemi, innovator of I-fuse™ one-time programmable (OTP) IP solutions, have entered…

POLYTEDA CLOUD LLC, an innovator in cloud-based physical verification (PV) tools for the semiconductor industry, has announced today the availability of the new PV runsets for its…

X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE has today announced the appointment of Jörg Doblaski as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

Enhanced process capabilities enable faster time-to-market of Smart Integrated Systems

X-FAB, along with technology partner EUROPRACTICE, today announced the winning project in their competition to encourage further MEMS-based innovation. The triumphant project,…

At X-FAB, the health and well-being of our employees, suppliers and customers are our top priorities. As the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to escalate around the world, we are…

Positioning itself as the first foundry to offer high-volume manufacturing so that rapidly growing SiC demands can be met

At X-FAB, the health and well-being of our employees, suppliers and customers are our top priorities. As the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to escalate around the world, we are…

X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE, the leading analog/mixed-signal and specialty foundry, has announced the availability of new medium-voltage transistors – complementing the company’s…

AutoChips Inc., China’s foremost automotive electronics chip design company (and wholly-owned subsidiary of NavInfo), in partnership with X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE, the leading…

Robust Flash and EEPROM, based on company’s proven SONOS technology, enable a wealth of new possibilities in automotive, medical and industrial sectors

X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE, the leading analog/mixed-signal and specialty foundry has announced that it is broadening the scope of its cooperation with the EUROPRACTICE Consortium…

X-FAB Sarawak today announced the appointment of Lee Boon Chun as CEO of the company, effective October 1st, 2019. Mr. Lee follows Mike Young who has been serving as CEO of X-FAB…

Expands capacity for high-voltage XH018 technology and enables dual sourcing

X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE, the leading analog/mixed-signal and specialty foundry today announced the availability of new high-voltage primitive devices targeted at the growing…

X-FAB Silicon Foundries, the leading analog/mixed-signal and specialty foundry, continues to develop ground-breaking semiconductor solutions to address the most difficult of design…

X-FAB Silicon Foundries, the leading analog/mixed-signal and specialty foundry, together with crowd-sourcing IC platform partner Efabless Corporation, today announced the…

Powerful new tool facilitates first-time-right analog & high voltage design implementation in even the most challenging of scenarios

X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE, the leading analog/mixed-signal and specialty foundry, has announced the full volume production release of its new high temperature galvanic isolation…

Kiev, Ukraine: POLYTEDA CLOUD LLC, an innovator in physical verification (PV) tools for the semiconductor industry, announced today the completion of qualification of its products…

SEMI High Tech U Designed to Inspire Next Generation of Innovators

X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE, the leading analog/mixed-signal and specialty foundry group, today announced plans to double their 6-inch Silicon Carbide (SiC) process capacity at its…

Team from ESIEE Paris and Sorbonne University Awarded Grand Prize for Innovative use of MEMS and Mixed-Signal Design in 3D Vibration Energy Harvester Project

X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE, the leading analog/mixed-signal and specialty foundry, today announced the availability of a new galvanic isolation process technology that enables the…

Another major accomplishment in 25 years of producing high reliability ICs for the global automobile business

On the occasion of the 2018 Euronext Annual Stock Exchange Conference, X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE today received the “IPO of the Year” award in the category large caps at an…

Based on its highly reliable automotive-grade 180 nanometer platform it offers the industry’s lowest power NVM solution for use in harsh environments

New XH018 transistors improve flicker noise up to a factor of 10 in order to target noise-sensitive applications

Silicon Foundry and GaN Start-Up Achieve Major Milestone in Establishing a 200-mm, Fully CMOS-Compatible Process While GaN Power Products Gain Market Traction

Winning Designs Judged by Lowest Power Dissipation

Cadence, X-FAB, Coventor and Reutlingen University Select 10 Design Teams as Semi-Finalists

The 3 winning IPs will be designed using X-FAB’s advanced low noise semiconductor process for commercial use

Advancing semiconductor technology, X-FAB Silicon Foundries has reached another important milestone in the establishing of the world’s first semiconductor foundry to support 6-inch…

iC-Haus GmbH and New Japan Radio tie for First-Time-Right design award; MinDCet NV wins X-Cite award for stretching performance limits in X-FAB foundry processes

X-FAB Silicon Foundries, the leading More-than-Moore foundry, today announced it will expand the capacity and capabilities of its Kuching-based foundry operation, X-FAB Sarawak…

New XS018 specialized 4-transistor pixel sensor delivers critical speed for medical and scientific applications

Enhanced XH035 and XH018 CMOS transistors deliver industry-leading performance for highly noise-sensitive applications

Erfurt, Germany, June 25, 2015.

XT018 outperforms bulk CMOS solutions with up to 30-percent cost savings, enables first-time-right success

Leading Silicon Foundry and New GaN Start-Up Collaborate to Increase Manufacturability and Reduce Costs for Highly Efficient Power Switches

The international standard ISO 13485 specifies requirements for a quality management system whereby an organization needs to demonstrate its ability to provide medical devices and…

Honored for Best in MEMS and Sensors Innovation; Named Runner-Up for “MEMS Supplier of the Year” Award

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X-FAB Silicon Foundries, the leading analog/mixed-signal foundry and expert in “More than Moore” technologies

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Will exhibit its high-performance power management solutions…

Unique combination of high-voltage and Flash memory technology now available to European academia and start-ups for IC prototyping

Gets closer to first-time-right analog design by integrating advanced EDA features in design flow

Second source for rechargeable solid state batteries for global customers

Process Transfer Leads to Volume Production; MicroGen has chosen X-FAB to produce the first MEMS based energy harvesters

X-FAB Silicon Foundries, a leading foundry group for analog/mixed-signal semiconductor applications, today announced support for Agilent Technologies' GoldenGate RFIC circuit and…

The Interoperable PDK Libraries (IPL) Alliance announced today that X-FAB Silicon Foundries has joined the IPL Alliance

Use of SFT’s R3D software for XH018 process design kit improves high-voltage and driver characteristics of mixed-signal SOC designs