Bosch sets out plans for new semiconductor division
Starting from January 1, 2028, the German company Bosch will transfer its semiconductor operations – currently part of its Mobility Electronics division along with electronic control units and power electronics – to a new division called Semiconductors.
The company has around 40 semiconductor sites worldwide dedicated to R&D, and manufacturing. In recent years, the company has invested approximately €3b in its wafer fabs in Dresden and Reutlingen, Germany.
The Reutlingen fab manufactures third-generation SiC chips on 200m wafers. In Roseville, California, Bosch is spending about $2b to equip a second plant to manufacture SiC chips. In July 2026, Bosch announced up to $225m in direct funding from the US Department of Commerce’s CHIPS Program Office to support the Roseville investment.
Bosch says it plans to further expand its test centre in Penang, Malaysia, by the middle of the next decade. In addition, the company holds a 10 percent stake in the European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (ESMC) GmbH, a joint venture in Dresden between TSMC, Bosch, Infineon and NXP.
Erik Rein, who is responsible for Bosch’s semiconductor business, said: “By establishing our own unit, we’re opening a new chapter in our more than 60-year history in the semiconductor industry."
He added: "In the future, we’ll be able to better tailor our services to our customers’ needs – in the automotive sector, consumer electronics, and beyond. Our unique strengths in the semiconductor business are our market and technology leadership in MEMS sensors, as well as the way we’ve integrated semiconductors into our systems business. In particular, that includes SiC chips and application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs)."
“Semiconductors are the linchpin of our connected world and, at the same time, a key success factor for all of Bosch’s divisions,” says Markus Heyn, deputy chairman of the board of management of Robert Bosch GmbH and chairman of the Mobility business sector.
The company aims to tap into additional sales and growth opportunities for its semiconductors not just in its existing automotive and consumer businesses – such as smartphones and wearables – but also in pioneering applications in robotics, where Bosch chips are already being successfully used.
