Semiconductor companies in Germany are set to witness a major boost from the German government in 2025. Back in November 2024, the German government announced its plans to invest EUR 2 billion in the country's semiconductor industry. The German government plans to initiate investments through subsidies for the domestic semiconductor companies. 

The funding from the European Chips Act 2023 is worth EUR 43 billion to boost domestic German semiconductor companies. Recently, it has proposed EUR 20 billion for four major projects by Intel, Infineon, ZF/Wolfspeed, and the TSMC consortium.

Halts and delays in ZF Friedrichshafen AG and Wolfspeed Inc. investments in the German semiconductor industry have led to increased opportunities for the domestic semiconductor companies.  

In this blog, we will cover the top semiconductor companies in Germany, including IDMs, foundries, fabless companies, suppliers, and manufacturers, ranked based on their revenue.

Top Semiconductor Companies in Germany (ranked based on revenue)

*The revenue mentioned for companies is as per the data available at the time of writing. 

Infineon Technologies

Infineon Technologies AG was spun off from Siemens AG in 1999 and is a major German semiconductor manufacturer headquartered in Neubiberg, Germany.

Infineon is one of the key players in the global semiconductor market, known to deliver services in the global microcontroller market, the automotive semiconductor market, and the power semiconductor market.

Infineon Technologies serves in the following segments:

Green Industrial Power (GIP): These semiconductors and modules are used in industrial applications and renewable energy systems. They are widely used for generating, transmitting, and consuming electrical energy.

Power & Sensor Systems (PSS): This segment contributes to consumer-based electronics, medical, and computing applications.

Connected Secure Systems (CSS): This segment delivers microcontrollers and smart solutions for secure applications such as smart cards, identity documents, and various IoT devices.

Automotive Segment (ATV): This segment focuses on providing semiconductor solutions for the automotive industry. It includes products such as advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), electric mobility, and car infotainment systems.

Also Read: Infineon Invests Big in Dresden Semiconductor Plant Expansion

TDK-Micronas

The TDK-Micronas was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. With over 25 years of expertise in in-house manufacturing experience, it was the first company to integrate a Hall-effect-based sensor into CMOS technology in 1993. It specialises in Semiconductor, Automotive, Industrial, Hall effect sensors, and Magnetic Field Sensors.

TDK-Micronas Product Line

In April 2025, TDK-Micronas introduced HVC 5481G, which is an extension of their HVC 5x embedded motor controller family. Similarly, it launched the HAL/HAR 35xy family of 2D Hall-effect position sensors for automotive and industrial applications.

Bosch Semiconductors

Bosch Semiconductor is a part of the Robert Bosch GmbH, which is headquartered in Gerlingen, Germany. They specialize in manufacturing and selling ASICs, power semiconductors, and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), including sensors for acceleration, pressure, yaw rate, magnetic field, mass flow, and environmental conditions. These semiconductors are used in electronic components for vehicles and for consumer electronics.

Their portfolio holds several manufacturing sites, such as: 

• Reutlingen that offers 150-mm and 200-mm technology

• The Dresden plant that manufactures 300-mm technology 

The Dresden plant was opened in 2021 and was one of the most modern wafer fabs in the world. It features fully connected machines with embedded processes combined with AI technologies, making it one of the most modern wafer fabs in the world. It is the biggest manufacturing plant of Bosch. Further, in 2025, Bosch Semiconductor plans to invest more than 250 million euros to increase the total cleanroom surface area of the plants to 44,000 m².  

Apart from manufacturing plants Bosch Semiconductors also holds more than 1,000 patents and patent applications for MEMS (Microelectromechanical Systems) technology as well as more than 500 in the field of semiconductor technology.

Elmos

Elmos is a leading manufacturer known for automotive mixed-signal semiconductors. It is known as ASIC (Application-specific integrated circuit) chips, and offers customization of chips based on the user's requirements. It is diverse compared to traditional semiconductor chips and offers a wider range of operations.

Their portfolio includes: 

Motor Control ICs: These chips are used for controlling various types of motors, including stepper motors, brushless DC (BLDC) motors, and DC motors. Applications in vehicles include thermal management systems (HVAC, cooling fans, water pumps), window lifters, and other comfort features.

Lighting ICs: These ICs are specialized in static and dynamic lighting options for LED drivers. It also covers interior and exterior lighting, such as homogeneous light control, turn lights, brake lights, and more. 

Ranging ICs: These IC chips are used mainly for parking assistance systems (standard and automatic parking, blind spot detection, and cross-traffic alerts.

Optical ICs: they offer a wide range of optical ICs with features such as: 

Infrared (HALIOS) sensors

Time of Flight (ToF) sensors

Passive Infrared (PIR) sensors. 

These sensors help users with human-machine interfaces (HMI), gesture recognition, and object recognition. 

Sensor ICs: Sensor ICs help users with the sensing requirements in the automotive segment. This includes brake pressure, force, and position sensing. They are also used in pressure sensing and medical devices.

Safety and Power ICs: Elmos is known for delivering chips for passive safety and power solutions in DC converters and safety systems for airbags.

Interface ICs: Elmos in-vehicle communication networks, like PSI5, LIN, and CAN, allow reliable transmission of data between different electronic control units and sensors.

Semikron Danfoss

The Semikron Danfoss was formed in 2022 through a merger of Semikron and Danfoss Silicon Power, part of the Danish Danfoss Group. It offers semiconductor solutions for automotive, industrial, and renewable applications. It has operations around the world with production sites in Germany, Slovakia, the United States, Italy, China, India, France, and Brazil.

Their product offerings include: 

• Semiconductor devices

• Power modules

• Stacks and systems

Key product lines include MiniSKiiP®, SEMiX®, SEMITOP®, SEMIPACK®, SEMIPONT®, and eMPack®.

Their Market Applications include: 

Industry-based applications 

• Power Electronics for Motor Drives

• Power Electronics for Rail Traction Systems

• Power Electronics for Power Supplies

• Power Electronics for EV Chargers

   

Renewable Energy

• Power Electronics for Wind Energy

• Power Electronics for Solar and Energy Storage Systems

• Power Electronics for Green Hydrogen

E-Mobility

Power Electronics for E-Mobility

On 28th April 2025, SMA Solar Technology announced it has adopted Semikron Danfoss' Module with ROHM's latest 2kV SiC MOSFETs. 

GlobalFoundries Dresden

GlobalFoundries is one of the leading semiconductor manufacturers and has a presence in Dresden. GlobalFoundries has a manufacturing site in Dresden and is recognized as one of the world's leading semiconductor manufacturing facilities. 

The Dresden fab is considered one of the most significant international investments in Europe, with a total investment cost of USD 12 billion. The plant has a cleanroom area of 52,000 m² and has a capacity to produce 850,000 wafers per year, with a 300 nm node size. It also includes a Bump Test Facility (BTF) and is part of the Pre- and Post-Fab Operations.

The semiconductor chips manufactured in the Dresden facility have a wide range of applications, such as: 

• Automotive (including radar for driver assistance systems and microcontrollers with embedded flash)

• Industrial systems

• IoT (Internet of Things) devices

• Smart Home devices

• Tablet computers
  

On 17th January 2025, GlobalFoundries announced plans to create a new center for advanced packaging and testing at its New York Manufacturing Facility. The company announced its plans to invest USD 575 million and an additional USD 186 million in R&D over the next decade.

Siltronic AG

Siltronic AG is a leading semiconductor manufacturer of silicon wafers. It is headquartered in Munich, Germany, and specializes in 300 nm silicon wafers. It operates production facilities in Asia, Europe, and the USA.

Their product portfolio includes:

Polished wafers: Polished wafers are produced from silicon crystals grown using either the Czochralski (CZ) or Float Zone (FZ) method, with boron, phosphorus, arsenic, and antimony. These polished wafers are used as a base material for many types of integrated circuits.

Epitaxial wafers: These are built on polished wafers and include an additional monocrystalline silicon layer deposited on the polished surface through a process called epitaxy. This additional layer is essential for advanced semiconductor devices. 

The Epitaxial wafers are used in manufacturing Integrated circuits (ICs), image sensors (CIS), and certain power semiconductors like High Electron Mobility Transistors (HEMTs). 

Special products: These wafers are designed for innovative and demanding applications that require specific material properties, mainly used for power applications.

X-FAB Silicon Foundries

X-FAB Silicon Foundries is a group that is known as a pure-play foundry. It has about six wafer fabs located in Malaysia, Germany, France, and the United States. 

It was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Erfurt, Germany. It is one of the leading  analog/mixed-signal integrated circuits for fabless semiconductor companies. It primarily serves in: 

• Automotive Semiconductors

• Industrial Electronics

• Medical Electronics

• Analog and mixed-signal ICs

On 10th April 2025, X-FAB and IQE plc announced a joint development agreement to create a European-based Gallium Nitride (GaN) power device platform.

In March 2025, X-FAB and SMART Photonics, and Epiphany Design collaborated to demonstrate  Indium Phosphide (InP)-on-Silicon design flow for next-generation optical transceivers. This platform integrates InP chiplets with Silicon-On-Insulator (SOI) technology via Micro-Transfer-Printing, aiming for high-speed, energy-efficient optical transceivers.

AIXTRON SE

Aixtron Group is a leading supplier of deposition equipment in the semiconductor industry. It was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in Herzogenrath, Germany. It offers high-performance components for electronic and optoelectronic applications based on compound or organic semiconductor materials. It specializes in Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) systems, which are used in compound semiconductor devices.

Its portfolio includes delivering more than 3,000 deposition systems to its customers around the world. Its portfolio includes:

Prema Semiconductor GmbH

Prema Semiconductor GmbH (formerly known as Precision Electronics), was founded in 1977. It is a renowned semiconductor company based in Mainz, Germany. It specializes in Analog and mixed-signal ICs, with an in-house wafer fab, design, and test department. This IDM designs Integrated Circuits (ICs), has a wafer production unit to produce prototypes and large volumes of wafers, and a testing unit. 

They started their semiconductor production with bipolar technology on 75 mm wafers for analog and mixed-signal circuits. Over the years, they have expanded their wafer production to 150 nm in 1996 and 200 nm in 2012. Through bipolar and BiCMOS processes, with a focus on high-voltage implantation, PREMA produces voltage-proof ASSPs and ASICs up to 80V. 

In April 2025, they introduced a new 0.9V, PR4403 Boost LED driver for solar-based applications, which allows the IC to function on a single battery cell charged by solar cells with a supply voltage as low as 0.9V.

Conclusion

Germany continues to expand its semiconductor industry, positioning itself in the global semiconductor market. While the European Chips Act 2023 aims to support domestic and international semiconductor companies with an investment of EUR 43 billion, such as the funding subsidy of EUR 920 million allocated to Infineon Technologies for its new MEGAFAB-DD facility in Dresden.

Companies like Infineon Technologies AG, Bosch Semiconductors, and Siltronic AG continue to contribute to a vertically integrated supply chain that spans from wafer production to advanced chip manufacturing positioning in the global semiconductor market.

Also Read: List of Largest Semiconductor Fabs in the World (2025)

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