Infineon Technologies is investing $ 500 m in an Industry 4.0 smart factory for producing semiconductors in Wuxi . Infineon already has one factory operating in the region and the new factory , which will employ 2,500 staff , is scheduled for rollout at the end of 2018 . Infineon is collaborating with the Wuxi - based internet of things R&D centre of the Chinese Academy of Sciences , and provides one of the ten IoT use cases in the region with its IoT - enabled facility . When fully operational the factory will employ 2,500 staff. The factory will produce ICs and other discrete products for end markets such as automotive , industrial , power management and security card applications .
Infineon Technologies is investing $ 500 m in an Industry 4.0 smart factory for producing semiconductors in Wuxi . Infineon already has one factory operating in the region and the new factory , which will employ 2,500 staff , is scheduled for rollout at the end of 2018 . Infineon is collaborating with the Wuxi - based internet of things R&D centre of the Chinese Academy of Sciences , and provides one of the ten IoT use cases in the region with its IoT - enabled facility . The factory will produce ICs and other discrete products for end markets such as automotive , industrial , power management and security card applications .