{"id":"2026-oct-tech-gf-dresden-fdsoi-expansion-20261009","canonicalSlug":"2026-oct-tech-gf-dresden-fdsoi-expansion-20261009","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/2026-oct-tech-gf-dresden-fdsoi-expansion-20261009","language":"en","title":"GF tops out Dresden expansion and sets FDX Fusion roadmap","summary":"The €1.1bn project targets over one million wafers of annual capacity by 2028; new chip platform remains planned.","body":["GlobalFoundries (GF) marked the SPRINT expansion topping-out in Dresden on 9 October 2026 and announced a roadmap for its FDX Fusion platform. GF says the €1.1 billion project is progressing on schedule; topping-out does not mean added capacity is operating.","GF targets more than one million 300mm wafers of annual Dresden capacity by end-2028. It also plans FDX Fusion, a fully depleted silicon-on-insulator technology for efficient processing, sensing, control and connectivity in Physical AI applications.","The first generation targets 7nm-class digital performance with analog, mixed-signal, embedded-memory and RF capabilities. The roadmap lists demonstrators in early 2027, a process design kit around mid-2027 and manufacturing in 2028; these are targets, not measured results.","Development start depends on German approval under the IPCEI Advanced Semiconductor Technologies programme. Mubadala lists an investment in GF, linking it to Abu Dhabi; the construction and planned manufacturing are in Dresden. The same-day construction and platform releases are treated as one event."],"keyPoints":["GF marked the SPRINT construction topping-out in Dresden on 9 October.","The €1.1bn expansion targets annual capacity above one million 300mm wafers by end-2028.","FDX Fusion targets 7nm-class digital performance; development start depends on German programme approval."],"sections":[],"text":"GF tops out Dresden expansion and sets FDX Fusion roadmap\n\nThe €1.1bn project targets over one million wafers of annual capacity by 2028; new chip platform remains planned.\n\nGF marked the SPRINT construction topping-out in Dresden on 9 October.\n\nThe €1.1bn expansion targets annual capacity above one million 300mm wafers by end-2028.\n\nFDX Fusion targets 7nm-class digital performance; development start depends on German programme approval.\n\nGlobalFoundries (GF) marked the SPRINT expansion topping-out in Dresden on 9 October 2026 and announced a roadmap for its FDX Fusion platform. GF says the €1.1 billion project is progressing on schedule; topping-out does not mean added capacity is operating.\n\nGF targets more than one million 300mm wafers of annual Dresden capacity by end-2028. It also plans FDX Fusion, a fully depleted silicon-on-insulator technology for efficient processing, sensing, control and connectivity in Physical AI applications.\n\nThe first generation targets 7nm-class digital performance with analog, mixed-signal, embedded-memory and RF capabilities. The roadmap lists demonstrators in early 2027, a process design kit around mid-2027 and manufacturing in 2028; these are targets, not measured results.\n\nDevelopment start depends on German approval under the IPCEI Advanced Semiconductor Technologies programme. Mubadala lists an investment in GF, linking it to Abu Dhabi; the construction and planned manufacturing are in Dresden. The same-day construction and platform releases are treated as one event.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":["semiconductors","chip-materials","ai"],"eventDate":"2026-10-09","eventDateBasis":"source-announcement-publication","publishedAt":"2026-10-09T21:52:15Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-09T21:52:15Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":"2026-10-09","translatedAt":null,"sources":[{"attribution":"GlobalFoundries; construction topping-out is an observed milestone; wafer capacity and FDX Fusion schedule are company plans/targets, contingent on approval.","checkedAt":"2026-10-09","licence":"GF website terms limit materials to personal/informational use and restrict public or commercial redistribution of copied materials. 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