GlobalFoundries and Qualinx Demonstrate First European Sovereign Manufacturing Flow for Security‑Critical Semiconductors
GlobalFoundries (GF) and Qualinx today announced the successful completion of the first fully European-based, end-to-end semiconductor manufacturing flow at GlobalFoundries’ Dresden fab on its FDX technology. The milestone demonstrates that security-critical chips for aerospace, defense and critical infrastructure can be designed, manufactured and delivered entirely within Europe.
Qualinx Raises €20M to Scale Market-Ready, Ultra-Low-Power GNSS Chip that Redefines the Connected Edge
Qualinx, the European semiconductor company redefining ultra-low-power connectivity at the connected edge, today announced a €20 million investment led by Invest‑NL, with additional participation from existing investors FORWARD.one, InnovationQuarter Capital and Waterman Ventures, and brings Qualinx’s total funding to date to €40 million. The funding supports and accelerates Qualinx’s growth to scale mass production of its market-ready QLX3Gx Series GNSS chip and fulfill demand from global OEMs across consumer electronics, including wearables, pet trackers, IoT, drones and UAVs, vehicle and asset tracking, telecommunications, satellites and more. A series B round is planned in H2 2026.
