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Infineon expands research in Austria

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The German semiconductor company Infineon intends to massively expand its research activities in Austria up until the year 2020, creating about 860 new jobs in research and development.

EUR 40.1 million will be invested in a new building located at Infineon’s plant in Villach. “We are preparing for future growth”, said CEO Sabine Herlitschka in Vienna.

New job profiles are arising with this development in line with Industry 4.0, such as data scientist, robot coordinator, Apprenticeship 4.0 or Foreman Training 4.0. Trends include the increasing integration of development and production as well as the use of large volumes of data, for example to improve process stability.

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