Semiconductor Manufacturing by Sensirion in Debrecen

After the final assembly and testing of digital microsensors, the last step of chip production will be transferred from Sensirion's Swiss parent company to the Debrecen plant, thus the plant will be involved in semiconductor production, said Managing Director of Sensirion Hungary Ltd., László Ábrahám, at a press conference on Thursday.

The managing director highlighted that in Debrecen, E Hungary, they are installing a unique technology in Europe, which will require training of specialists. The necessary expertise for the so-called wafer back-end process, which is based on a unique technology in the high-tech industry, is hardly available in Hungary.

The factory's first female process engineer, Brigitta Szabó, described in detail the new technology, which will be introduced in Debrecen from this year onwards.

She said that Sensirion Hungary's product range produces extremely high added value, with sensors used in a wide range of applications from healthcare to automotive.

With the new wafer back-end technology, the final step of sensor production will be brought to Debrecen, producing disposable flow meters for ventilation machines, automotive sensors for humidity and temperature, and products for the US market that can detect explosive gases in air conditioning systems.

Production at the Debrecen subsidiary started in 2021 and last year its turnover reached HUF 1.6 billion. Debrecen is Sensirion's most dynamically growing plant, which is reflected by the fact that last year's turnover was exceeded in the first quarter of this year, and 18% of the group's total turnover is already generated in Debrecen.