One of the world’s top wafer manufacturers
Silicon has been used for half a century as the raw material in microelectronics. Siltronic was so quick to recognize the opportunities and prospects that would present themselves in the semiconductor industry and to strategically invest in this technology. As a result, Siltronic is now one of the world’s leading suppliers of wafers made from hyperpure silicon. Virtually all the major chip manufacturers are customers of Siltronic. Thanks to our technological competence, quality, a high degree of customer orientation and our international orientation we have achieved a place among the top suppliers in the wafer industry. We produce wafers throughout the world – in a value chain network that has five state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities and numerous production lines.
A driver with forward-looking 300 mm technology
As an international top player, we are opening up numerous future technologies for our customers. This includes the current generation of 300 mm wafers, bearing in mind that we are one of the leading companies in the world that is currently capable of producing wafers of this type in marketable numbers. Our new 300 mm plant in Freiberg will be among the most modern facilities of its kind. As in the past, our investment in this facility is founded on both courage and foresight.
Silicon from Siltronic: in many everyday objects
The microelectronics revolution continues. Hyperpure silicon wafers are used for increasingly finer structures in the nano range. New and ever more powerful generations of chips are becoming possible. Siltronic is a driving force in this development. Our wafers form the basis of the most complex electronic components – from thyristors for high-voltage applications, through low-ohm circuit elements in automotive engineering and telecommunications, to large-scale integrated microprocessors and memory modules for information processing. In other words, Siltronic silicon can be found in numerous everyday objects. Thanks to our comprehensive product range, our global presence and our innovative strength, we are in an ideal position to satisfy our customers' needs now and in the future.