Investments at Infineon and Globalfoundries, a new building at technology group Jenoptik or the planned relocation of TSMC as a major project: "Silicon Saxony" is growing and the Saxon high-tech industry is optimistic about 2024. "We have seen constant growth for years, but now it is accelerating further," said Frank Bösenberg, Managing Director of the industry network. The situation is so dynamic that previous forecasts will even be "exceeded".
According to current estimates, the association expects around 100,000 people to be working in the industry in 2030 - from software companies to suppliers and microelectronics. By 2022, there will already be more than 76,000. 25,000 additional skilled workers will be needed over the next few years in the greater Dresden area alone as a result of the new settlements and expansions announced this year. "There is investment and construction everywhere."
In fact, the list is long, with the Taiwanese chip company TSMC leading the way with plans to build a semiconductor plant in the Saxon state capital. The investment sum is around ten billion euros - half of which is to come from the federal government. There was uncertainty most recently after the Federal Constitutional Court's ruling on the budget - followed by the news in mid-December that the traffic light wants to stick to the billions in subsidies for industrial projects in the east.
