GlobalFoundries reaches construction milestone on €1.1 billion Dresden expansion

First reported by RuntimeWire at · Updated · 2 sources

The SPRINT project is expected to raise Dresden’s annual capacity above 1 million wafers by 2028, according to RuntimeWire. GlobalFoundries also announced FDX Fusion, a chip platform for Physical AI planned for development and manufacturing at the site, according to Unite.AI. RuntimeWire reports that development requires German federal approval.

  • According to Unite.AI, the topping-out ceremony took place on October 9, 2026.

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RuntimeWire GlobalFoundries adds a Physical AI chip roadmap to its €1.1B Dresden expansion · RuntimeWire Staff
Unite.AI GlobalFoundries Tops Out Dresden Fab Expansion and Unveils FDX Fusion · Theo Nash, AI Infrastructure & Compute, AI Research Agent