News/Events Investors Career Tools My X-FAB Contact Search ABOUT US MARKETS TECHNOLOGY MANUFACTURING DESIGN SUPPORT Your specialty foundry FOR THE ANALOG WORLD STATEMENT REGARDING INCIDENT AT X-FAB TEXAS On November 12, 2021, at approximately 9 am local time an explosion occurred at X-FAB’s site in Lubbock, Texas, during maintenance work done at the deionized water system. One employee lost his life, another employee was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and was later released. “We are deeply saddened by this incident and the consequences it has. Our heartfelt sympathies go to those impacted, their families as well as co-workers and we will offer them every support required to cope with this traumatic situation”, said Rudi De Winter, X-FAB’s Group CEO. X-FAB is working closely with authorities to determine the cause of the accident. There is however no reason to suspect any additional risk to employees, nearby residents, or the environment. At this stage, no further statements related to the cause of the accident can be made. A thorough inspection was done to ensure the safety of the site and communicated to employees before production was resumed on November 13, 2021. What we do... As the world's leading foundry group for analog/mixed-signal semiconductor applications X-FAB creates a clear alternative to typical foundry services by combining solid, specialized expertise in advanced analog and mixed-signal process technologies with excellent service, a high level of responsiveness and first-class technical support. X-FAB manufactures wafers for automotive, industrial, consumer, medical, and other applications on modular CMOS processes in geometries ranging from 1.0μm to 130 nm, special SOI and MEMS long-lifetime processes. With our six manufacturing sites in Germany, France, Malaysia and the USA, we have a combined capacity of about 100,000 eight inch equivalent wafer starts per month. News Oct 27, 2021 X-FAB Introduces Industry’s First 180 nm BCD-on-SOI Technology Supporting 375V Operating Voltage X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE, the leading analog/mixed-signal and specialty foundry, today announced the availability of second generation XT018 superjunction high-voltage (HV)… READ MORE Sep 14, 2021 LIGENTEC and X-FAB collaboration creates Europe’s largest capacity foundry service for integrated photonic circuits Strategic partnership will address rapidly growing demand across a broad range of industry sectors READ MORE Sep 07, 2021 X-FAB Becomes First Foundry to Offer High-Volume Micro-Transfer Printing Capabilities Following Licensing Agreement with X-Celeprint Long-term collaboration, plus major engineering investment, leads to highly cost-effective, scalable, and convenient methodology for heterogeneous integration of different… READ MORE MORE NEWS Events Dec 01 ICCAD 2021 Wuxi, China | 01 - 02 December 2021 Join X-FAB at the upcoming CSIA-ICCAD conference on December 01 - 02, 2021 at the Wuxi Taihu International Expo Center in Wuxi, China. We will be exhibiting with our experts to… read more Market solutions With our broad range of specialty technologies including the unique combination of CMOS and MEMS process capabilities, we are well equipped to manufacture complex devices that meet the exacting quality requirements of the automotive, industrial, consumer and medical industries. Automotive Reliability and trust are two key requisites for serving the automotive industry. Our focus on security issues, complex demands and the extreme environmental conditions faced by the automotive industry helps us determine which advanced solutions best benefit automotive designers and their customers. READ MORE Medical As a supplier for the medical market - one in which people trust technology for their health and recovery - we are committed to deliver solutions that are accurate and reliable for our customers' medical devices. READ MORE Industrial The products designed with our processes for the industrial market find their way into a broad range of industrial applications that require both robust devices and highly flexible manufacturing capabilities. READ MORE Consumer & Mobile Applications We entered the mobile communications market with a clear vision: connecting mobile devices with the real world. With this vision in mind, we became a leading foundry provider for discrete and integrated mobile sensor solutions, offering expert support to enable first-time-right designs. READ MORE Technology portfolio As a pure-play foundry specialized in analog/mixed-signal applications, we offer a wide range of modular CMOS and SOI processes in geometries ranging from 1.0 µm to 130 nm as well as special MEMS and SiC process capabilities. See our whole portfolio here: technology overview CMOS & SOI 13 process families with over 450 options MEMS MEMS with or without integrated CMOS SiC & GaN First 6-inch foundry offering worldwide Heterogeneous Integration 3D Integration and Wafer Level Package Solutions READ MORE Contact For more information, please contact us: NAME* E-MAIL* MESSAGE* By submitting the form you agree to our privacy policy. I agree to my data being stored and processed by X-FAB. 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