The aid will take the form of a direct grant of up to 920 million euros to Infineon to support its overall investment, amounting to 3.5 billion euros. Infineon, Germany’s largest semiconductor manufacturer, which was spun off from Siemens 25 years ago, has said the plant will be the largest single investment in its history.

The European Commission on Thursday signed off on German plans for €920 million ($960 million) in subsidies for the construction of an Infineon microchip factory in the eastern city of Dresden. European Commission approval was required for the subsidies because of the EU's single market regulations,

Infineon has got EC approval for European Chips Act funding for its Dresden fsb. The award still needs sign-off from the Federal Ministry for Economic

The European Commission said on Thursday it had approved a 920 million euro German state aid to Infineon for the construction of a new semiconductor manufacturing plant in Dresden.

According to Infineon's press release, the European Commission has approved funding for Infineon's Smart Power Fab in Dresden under the European Chips Act, with expected approval from Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action in the coming months.