X-Fab

The X-FAB Silicon Foundries is a group of semiconductor foundries, with headquarters in Erfurt (X-FAB Semiconductor Foundries AG, is located in the south east industrial area between Melchendorf and Windischholzhausen. This group specializes in the fabrication of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits for fabless semiconductor companies, as well as MEMS and solutions for high voltage applications.

X-FAB Silicon Foundries
Euronext: XFAB
IndustryMicroelectronics
FounderRoland Duchâtelet
HeadquartersErfurt, Germany
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Rudi De Winter
(President & CEO)
US$582 million (2017)
Number of employees
4,000
WebsiteX-FAB.com

History

The company was formed with parts of former semiconductor combine Kombinat Mikroelektronik Erfurt, which had its headquarters and several production facilities in Erfurt.

As result of the German reunification came the dismantling of the old conglomerate and a partial privatization of the individual enterprises. The facilities in Erfurt were partially privatized in 1992 (part owned by Melexis N.V. and Thuringia), including the X-FAB Gesellschaft zur Fertigung von Wafern mbH (manufacturing) and the Thesys Gesellschaft für Mikroelektronik mbH (design). In 1999, both enterprises were sold to the company ELEX N.V. owned by Roland Duchâtelet, a Belgian investor.

In 2007, X-FAB acquired the foundry business from ZMD.[1]

Until 2009, the X-FAB group also had a manufacturing facility in Plymouth, but the wafer plant in Plymouth, United Kingdom, was sold in December 2009 to Plus Semi, the old Plessey Semiconductors plant in Swindon, England.[2][3]

In 2011, the X-FAB group acquired a share in MEMS Foundry Itzehoe GmbH which was a spin-off from Fraunhofer Institute for Silicon Technology (ISIT).[4] This would become X-FAB's dedicated MEMS foundry in Itzehoe.

In February 2011, the company announced that Rudi De Winter will be added to the Board of Directors as well as assume the role of co-CEO.[5]

In 2016, the X-FAB group acquired the assets of Altis Semiconductor, making the fab in France their sixth manufacturing site.[6]

Since 2016 X-FAB has six plants,[7] which are located in Germany (Erfurt, Dresden and Itzehoe), France (Corbeil-Essonnes), Malaysia (Kuching) and in the United States (Lubbock). The group employs about 3,800 workers, and in 2013 had sales of USD 290 million. Its CEO is Rudi De Winter.

Customers

Customers of X-FAB include:

See also

References
  1. "ZMD Goes Fabless as X-FAB Acquires ZFOUNDRY". Business Wire. 2007-03-29. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  2. "X-FAB und Plus Semi vereinbaren Verkauf von X-FAB UK" (Press release). December 1, 2009. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  3. "Linkedin page of Plus Semi, accessed 9 April 2012".
  4. "X-FAB and MFI Combine MEMS Foundry Offerings". 3 February 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  5. "X-FAB Expands Management Team". www.businesswire.com. 2011-02-10. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  6. "X-Fab to buy assets of Altis". Electronics Weekly. 2016-09-30. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  7. "Analog/Mixed-Signal Semiconductor Foundry: Key Facts". www.xfab.com. Retrieved 2016-12-02.


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