According to foreign media reports, Bosch said that the company will invest more than 400 million euros ($ 467 million) in 2022, expand the scale of Germany Dresden and Roytelin Semiconductor, which will also be in Malaysian Pencown. State established a semiconductor test center. As the world's largest auto parts supplier, the company hopes to increase chip production and solve the problem of global chip shortage.

Volkmar Denner, Chairman of the Bosch, said in a statement: "The customer's demand for chips is growing in an amazing speed. According to the current development, we are using the semiconductor production in order to provide our customers with the best support. "

Bosch's expansion plan is the impact of the automotive industry from a global chip shortage. The shortage of global chip has led to a substantial decline in global auto production, but also affects new car sales and inventory. According to AutoForecast Solutions, since the beginning of this year, the global car manufacturer has cut its production of approximately 9.74 million vehicles due to the chip crisis.

Both Dresden factory was put into production in June, with a total investment of 1.17 billion US dollars. Bosch said that most of this investment will be used in the expansion of the plant to help the plant achieve faster production speed than the original plan, thereby increasing chip yield.

Earlier this year, Bosch also expanded its Roytelingen plant near Stuttgart, which covers an area of ​​377,000 square feet. Bosch plans to further expand the plant and expand 33,000 square feet before the end of 2023.

Bosch also plans to establish a semiconductor test center in Malaysia and indicate that the chip and sensor will begin in 2023. Bosch said that the initial floor area of ​​the test center is approximately 150,000 square feet, and the test facility will be built in phases.

The Bosch Board member HARALD KROEGER said in a statement: "Every chip we produce helps to relieve the situation of the current chip shortage."

On October 16, Jiang Jian, Vice President of Bosch, pointed out that the current traditional internal combustion engine vehicle will use 100 to 200 semiconductor chips, and the new energy vehicle is about 500 to 600 pieces, but according to the 2020 data calculation, whether it is a traditional internal combustion engine In the vehicle or new energy vehicles, there is only 17 pieces of Bosch, especially the controller chip, and Bosch still need to meet the needs through a large number of external extracts.

In the past ten years, the 8-inch crystal plant was built in 2010, and the 12-inch Crystal Factory was completed in Dresden, Germany. In addition to the construction package test in Europe, Suzhou first seal test line is increasing and completed.

Jiang Jian also said that the semiconductor shortage may last until 2022. He said that in July, chip manufacturers can only meet approximately 20% of orders, and in August, more than half of customers cannot meet.

Robert Bosch released in the "US Auto News" 2021 global auto parts supplier list of the top first. In 2020, Bosch's sales of global automakers were $ 46.5 billion.