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GlobalFoundries tops out EUR 1.1 billion Dresden expansion, unveils FDX Fusion

GlobalFoundries topped out its EUR 1.1 billion SPRINT expansion in Dresden, targeting over one million 300 millimetre wafers a year by 2028. It also unveiled FDX Fusion, a chip platform for Physical AI, pending German IPCEI approval.

Verified AI-drafted GlobalFoundries press release, 9 October 2026

What it does not test. This does not confirm the FDX Fusion platform has received the IPCEI state aid approval it still needs, or that output targets will be met on schedule.

How this item counts. Towards autonomy: it changes who made the parts. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 3 of 3 (large), Verified counts in full: weight +6 of 36 possible. EUR1.1bn funded Dresden fab expansion lifts EU chip output, IPCEI still pending. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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