The new Prime Minister Jean Castex, in full preparation with Emmanuel Macron of his future government, will also go this Saturday afternoon to the research and production site of semiconductors of the X-FAB France group in Corbeil-Essonnes, a announced Matignon.
This is the first outing for the head of government since his appointment on Friday. He is expected at 3.35 p.m. on the site, where he will discuss with the managers and employees of this company, then visit the production chain. He will also meet with parliamentarians and local elected representatives, then will make a statement at around 5:10 p.m.
The company presents itself as one of the world leaders in semiconductors, specializing "in semiconductor technologies with analog / mixed signals". Its customers come from the automotive sector, industry, medicine and mobile communication. At the end of 2016, it bought the French semi-conductor manufacturer in difficulty Altis Semiconductor.
X-FAB, listed on Euronext in Paris, has a total of six production sites in Germany, France, Malaysia and the United States. Its production capacity is around 94,000 silicon wafers per month.
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