commiss decis april state aid measur germani plan assist infineon technolog sc gmbh amp kg notifi document number german text authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun subparagraph articl thereof regard agreement european econom area articl thereof call interest parti submit comment accord provis procedur letter receiv germani inform commiss plan grant infineon technolog sc gmbh amp kg invest aid scope multisector framework region aid larg invest project quot multisector framework quot commiss regist plan measur aid measur letter june commiss confirm receiv letter inform germani consid notif incomplet ask number supplementari question letter june commiss sought inform germani suppli inform letter date juli receiv juli juli receiv juli august case discuss repres german author letter august commiss ask germani expand provis post monitor notif letter septemb commiss remind germani suppli inform letter septemb receiv septemb germani suppli inform incomplet letter octob commiss confirm receiv letter advis germani regard notif incomplet letter octob receiv octob germani suppli addit inform letter octob commiss inform germani consid notif complet adopt final posit month date receipt letter complet inform novemb germani letter receiv novemb argu aid declar compat common market articl ec treati novemb commiss inform germani decid initi procedur laid articl ec treati respect aid commiss decis initi procedur publish offici journal european commun commiss ask interest parti submit comment letter januari receiv januari januari receiv januari germani respond initi procedur letter februari commiss sought addit inform germani repli letter februari receiv februari commiss put question letter march germani answer letter march receiv march interest parti observ commiss commiss forward germani comment germani repli letter februari receiv februari undertak concern suppli addit inform letter march receiv dai ii descript recipi recipi infineon technolog sc gmbh amp kg sc found februari own subsidiari infineon technolog ag munich infineon infineon publicli quot compani march hive siemen ag take siemen semiconductor busi remain share sc held privat limit compani zander facil engin gmbh sc beteiligung gmbh stuttgart privat limit compani leipzig mess gmbh control land saxoni citi leipzig infineon core busi semiconductor germani emphasis infineon european undertak compet market germani suppli figur infineon turnov staf year gt tabl gt financi year infineon made loss eur million show profit eur million made profit eur million project invest project locat dresden saxoni assist area scope articl ec treati fabric plant built dynam random access memori dram line width μm mm silicon disk quot wafer quot product line world memori chip mm wafer addit product line sc oper pilot develop line facil exist plant project start april complet end total output ultim reach wafer start week plant built phase mass product began end substanti final capac phase last approxim begin product capac rais maximum inform suppli phase expans econom viabl approach mass product technolog process develop dram manufactur storag capac megabit dram gradual replac dram capac megabit infineon produc lower capac dram dresden unit state america taiwan move product chip mm wafer product mm wafer mean number chip wafer product increas time expect reduc manufactur cost chip lower line width reduc product cost permit smaller minimum featur size enabl comput part smaller cheaper cost project broken gt tabl gt project increas infineon worldwid share market dram share market semiconductor notif state invest creat perman job safeguard perman job indirectli project expect lead creation job assist region adjac assist region aid measur propos assist consist invest aid form repay grant amount eur million grant accord outlin programm joint feder govern länder scheme improv region econom structur gemeinschaftsaufgab quot verbesserung der regionalen wirtschaftsstruktur quot scheme authoris commiss invest allow eur million grant invest allow act scheme likewis authoris commiss guarante loan eur million cover eur million authoris scheme basi inform suppli germani commiss calcul aid compon guarante eur million total aid recipi amount eur million correspond elig invest cost repay grant phase construct ground initi formal enquiri novemb commiss inform germani decid initi formal investig procedur laid articl ec treati respect propos aid project commiss doubt plan aid intens compat maximum allow aid intens calcul accord multisector framework commiss reliabl inform enabl final determin characterist market exclud possibl market absolut declin doubt account properli research develop job claim directli project question number job indirectli creat estim germani assess region impact project commiss doubt project qualifi quot project common european interest quot authoris articl ec treati iii comment interest parti commiss receiv comment associ downstream industri dram independ associ european busi research institut european circuit board industri comment forward germani letter januari germani repli letter februari interest parti favour propos aid stress import european semiconductor industri signific role project strengthen competit semiconductor relat industri letter march sc point price dram recov increas expect busi new servic market dram increas iv comment germani comment initi procedur germani stress import project infineon produc dram europ mm technolog give cost advantag competitor infineon expect demand memori chip measur bit grow germani market dram characteris pronounc cyclic fluctuat strong discrep volum market competit factor set overcapac market declin germani argu overcapac aggreg nace level submit relev data commiss capac situat aggreg level adequ reflect situat dram industri germani argu altern subsector lower level consid data capac utilis necessarili base lowest nace level order assess competit factor germani provid figur show overcapac matter tightli relev subsector defin germani capac dram fulli utilis year event commiss agre base assess competit factor capac utilis data germani submit market dram declin multisector framework provid period year calcul averag annual growth rate assess develop market project issu relev period averag annual growth period posit market volum term exception high year repres account assess market develop germani submit commiss decid initi formal investig procedur base assess market pure movement appar consumpt term appar consumpt volum term measur bit grown strongli period averag annum volum figur gave pictur market posit market market dram price fluctuat wide figur properli reflect market capac term consumpt volatil express bit grow constantli earlier decis multisector framework commiss consid consumpt volum term germani argu consumpt figur term meaning distort subsidi korean govern germani submit latest forecast dram market predict averag annual growth rate year question job creat directli germani argu job relat research develop account semiconductor industri research intens project stake implement product technolog highli innov project mm technolog requir heavi expenditur research develop implement product period order optimis applic technolog question job creat indirectli germani submit total number job creat job creat recipi medium rang difficult give precis figur job creat supplier custom germani submit statement intent sc supplier custom job creat indirectli result project forthcom germani view assess aid multisector framework lead reduct propos aid intens commiss accept view germani ask aid authoris articl ec treati germani consid test applic provis satisfi propos aid measur sc carri invest project semiconductor industri highli capit intens characteris high technolog risk view financi technolog dimens project expect sc carri project public assist project import quantit qualit infineon european produc dram market domin european produc maintain posit market succeed appli mm technolog step ahead competit gave signific cost advantag competitor fact time european produc lead innov give semiconductor industri supplier opportun catch lead economi criterion common european interest germani submit implement mm technolog improv fundament product process semiconductor project enhanc competit effect european industri equip manufactur great import european dram produc ow close connect relat industri exist european dram produc favour develop industri semiconductor industri project qualifi common european interest member state involv strengthen econom structur member state commun interest enhanc intern competit european industri particip member state indispens dram industri strateg sector commiss authoris state aid research develop past contradictori limit state aid technolog implement germani view propos aid authoris articl repli comment submit interest parti germani point confirm european industri interest sc project expect synergi lead increas growth european industri comment interest parti show industri support propos state aid assess assess articl ec treati aid grant invest assist area scope articl ec treati assess region aid propos aid amount eur million notif threshold eur million project subject notif requir laid multisector framework assess propos aid assess multilater framework requir relev market determin relev market relev product market refer order determin market share compris product invest project relat product regard custom produc substitut invest involv relat product dram dram belong class nace nomenclatur compris manufactur electron compon dram electron compon semiconductor store binari data common type semiconductor memori main applic pc low cost manufactur dram differenti memori size quantiti data store chip size depend gener chip product subject rapid technolog chang gener arriv market year dram differenti intend applic fpm dram edo dram sdram rdram type product instal type chip sram static random access memori eprom electr programm read memori flash memori gener perform function dram regard substitut dram commod product specif standardis demand side type dram custom supplier world gener dram target compet older prefer custom specif type depend cost perform relationship function dram finish product suppli side manufactur produc dram capac technolog emploi similar switch gener dram gener easi facil commiss consid relev product market market dram separ nace classif exist market turn relev geograph market accept dram trade worldwid basi classif market concept transport cost low structur barrier market entri commiss consid relev geograph market world multisector framework region aid multisector framework region aid commiss order determin maximum allow aid intens propos aid project begin identifi maximum aid intens region aid ceil compani obtain assist area concern context authoris region aid scheme valid moment notif area sc locat maximum aid intens larg undertak split rate gross intens condit higher rate aid grant justifi special case applic land approv subcommitte plan committe measur high structur impact area expos intern competit respect busi locat germani condit met sc larg undertak commiss presum authoris maximum aid intens case plan gross aid intens admiss ceil larg undertak region commiss adjust percentag figur accord specif assess factor order calcul maximum allow aid intens project question competit factor capit labour factor region impact factor competit factor authoris aid compani oper sector structur overcapac pose risk distort competit capac expans compens capac reduct exacerb problem structur overcapac sector subsector consid establish lowest segment nace classif lowest nace code includ manufactur dram class cover manufactur electron compon kind germani provid figur capac utilis nace class argu overcapac dram account small part nace class capac utilis aggreg level provid adequ pictur situat market dram mention recit germani argu subsector necessarili correspond level nace nomenclatur footnot point multisector framework state quot sector subsector establish lowest segment nace classif quot lowest segment nace classif nace code explain recit capac data aggreg level suffici determin capac posit market dram consid relev product market commiss take view assess competit factor account analysi capac posit point multisector framework state quot absenc suffici data capac utilis commiss invest take place declin market quot market consid quot declin quot year averag annual growth rate appar consumpt product question annual averag eea manufactur industri strong upward trend rel growth rate demand product market quot absolut declin quot averag annual growth rate appar consumpt year neg explain recit relev product market consid market dram limit substitut type memori chip dram trade worldwid basi relev geograph market global market share sc infineon exce relev market exce percentag result invest infineon share dram market project complet infineon sc expect share germani submit figur appar consumpt dram world base data provid independ research institut vlsi research gt tabl gt figur averag annual growth appar consumpt dram market year preced period rate likewis neg lead conclus market dram absolut declin germani argu order assess movement appar consumpt commiss period year year period multisector framework refer averag annual growth rate year commiss practic appar consumpt year calcul growth rate germani submit recent forecast futur develop dram market provid independ research institut gt tabl gt difficulti experienc present outlook dram market posit latest forecast expect appar consumpt dram grow averag year forecast appar consumpt level year studi consid commiss predict stronger upward tendenc futur appar consumpt exceed level market dram highli cyclic characteris strong fluctuat averag annual growth rate term differ significantli depend period consid period averag annual growth rate appar consumpt express term posit year drastic fall appar consumpt averag annual growth measur posit wide fluctuat market dram due fact price extrem volatil dram product process characteris high sunk cost low margin cost consequ price move wide rang compani produc dram profit long margin cost cover develop appar consumpt term give inadequ pictur market dram appar consumpt express term volum measur unit sold recent year steadi substanti growth averag annual growth rate long term dram price shown downward trend consequ overcapac industri true stock built high level price collaps result product cost fallen consider recent year fall price caus constant improv effici product result reduct line width routin wafer diamet inch mm todai yield improv constantli manufactur sought reduc number function circuit increas number work circuit wafer initi procedur commiss suffici reliabl inform final determin exact characterist market purpos set correct competit factor commiss conclud market consid rel declin absolut declin confirm fact capac full recent year capac utilis rate significantli averag manufactur commiss set competit factor capit labour factor highli capit intens project multisector framework quot capit labour factor quot intend adjust maximum allow intens give advantag project make genuin contribut reduc unemploy creat safeguard higher number job factor take account distort effect aid price final product multisector framework expressli job safeguard consid shown directli invest project requir signific amount retrain longer exist project product case issu number job creat number safeguard break gt tabl gt job safeguard relat sc exist pilot develop line germani project carri sc continu activ equip sold job lost job safeguard directli project commiss understand larg part job research develop work ordinari product develop capit labour ratio significantli lower project semiconductor industri germani partli result integr engin activ job link research develop activ initi procedur commiss doubt job research develop account directli project comment put forward initi procedur germani explain high number job research develop germani confirm sc receiv state aid amp commiss conclud direct job claim germani account calcul capit labour factor capit labour factor invest eur million directli creat safeguard job correspond eur job set region impact factor region impact factor reflect econom benefit assist area commiss consid job creation indic contribut invest project region develop capit intens invest indirectli creat job assist area adjac assist area quot job creation quot refer job creat directli project job creat tier supplier custom notif state job creat indirectli result invest estim supplier broke gt tabl gt figur revis recent inform suppli germani plant origin construct deliv mm disk sc expect creat indirect job initi procedur commiss doubt project carri argu account job allegedli creat product site germani burghausen freiberg freiberg run product line mm mm wafer germani state freiberg citi council recent agre develop plan extens plant germani submit letter intent germani argu reason doubt project carri letter intent state sc project lead creation job germani figur base assumpt output deliv sc sc express confirm figur regard minimum fair assum deliv output sc number job indirectli creat legal reason sc unabl give express undertak quantiti figur letter intent low commiss take view assess region impact account job creat germani submit letter intent compani suppli sc plan set plant reclaim test wafer reclaim process recycl wafer point monitor dram product process reus recycl silicon wafer worthwhil expens recycl wafer test wafer notif germani job creat reclaim test wafer recent inform suppli creat indirect job germani state attribut sc project commiss take view assess region impact account indirect job creat germani origin job creat indirectli extens infrastructur suppli materi transport build mainten letter januari februari march germani express opinion number job indirectli creat area submit statement intent firm custom supplier sc germani state job creat expect number job creat infrastructur compris job relat safeti cater clean mass product begun major employe work job creat number job expect creat suppli materi compris suppli ga water electr chemic need product process preparatori process logist job creat job expect creat equip mainten creat germani state job involv activ relat mainten equip instal factori servic kind oper semiconductor factori characteris constant turnov product plant compon transport raw materi input job indirectli creat indirect job creat mainten build infrastructur germani expect total job indirectli creat job aris regular work preserv qualiti build infrastructur includ thing servic oper mainten electr system ventil clean room instal work relat manag build job creat multisector framework assess region impact project job creat indirectli tier supplier custom respons aid invest account context quot job quot mean perman full time job part time equival germani confirm indirect job satisfi test explan fact larg proport indirect job creat plant work full capac begin germani build work complet april initi phase quot ramp quot began stage plant machineri instal order begin test pilot product earli summer mass product start decemb basi inform provid germani commiss take view calcul job indirectli creat fair commiss conclud number job indirectli creat respons aid programm compar job creat safeguard directli degre indirect job creation medium commiss set region impact factor maximum allow aid intens reason maximum allow aid intens calcul gross aid eur million germani plan grant sc invest dresden saxoni equival aid intens gross maximum allow aid intens calcul accord multisector framework region aid post monitor view sensit natur larg mobil invest involv essenti mechan exist help ensur level aid disburs conform commiss decis aid project approv commiss multisector framework commiss requir aid contract relev author member state aid recipi reimburs provis event complianc contract final signific payment aid made commiss basi inform recipi provid member state satisfi execut project complianc commiss decis work dai agreement rais object final payment aid commiss note propos decis grant aid sc provis provid reimburs event recipi infring decis grant aid commiss note final signific payment aid made sc shown german author project carri conform commiss decis commiss note undertak germani post monitor compli oblig laid point multisector framework germani undertaken suppli copi decis grant aid annual report project inform document refer point multisector framework articl ec treati event commiss authoris propos aid intens germani reli altern articl ec treati argu establish chip factori project common european interest aid plan intens maximum allow aid intens calcul accord multisector framework region aid question common european interest vi conclus ground commiss conclud aid satisfi test compat common market adopt decis articl state aid amount eur germani plan grant infineon technolog sc gmbh amp kg compat common market articl decis address feder republ germani brussel april commiss mario monti member commiss oj oj footnot investitionszulagengesetz aid measur sg sg feder govern länder direct guarante scheme länder east berlin programm für unmittelbar bürgschaften de bund und der länder den neuen bundesländern und berlin ost aid measur sg aid measur sg sg relev product market defin commiss decis hitachi nec case iv decis oj oj wacker chemi state aid measur commiss decis kronopli state aid measur commiss decis hamburg ag state aid measur commiss decis oj wst fourth quarter forecast updat februari