Bosch opens €1bn semiconductor plant in Dresden
Production will begin ahead of schedule at Bosch’s new semiconductor manufacturing plant, which was opened today in Dresden, Germany.
The €1bn plant will start producing chips for Bosch power tools in July, six months ahead of schedule, followed by chips for the automotive sector in September, 2021.
Dr. Volkmar Denner, chairman of the board of management, Robert Bosch GmbH, said the new AIoT factory (combining internet of things with artificial intelligence) provides Bosch with a fully connected, data-driven, self-optimising manufacturing facility.
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“With AI, we are taking production to the next level,” Dr Denner said during the opening ceremony. “In our Dresden plant, we will in the future be relying on solutions provided by the Bosch Center for Artificial Intelligence: at an early stage, our AI-based systems can detect anomalies and malfunctions in the manufacturing process, make learning curves faster, and constantly enhance quality. AI is also used in production scheduling, where it saves time and money as it guides the wafers through as many as 700 process steps at some 100 machines.”
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