Funny that the article didn't mention it.
Infineon got €1bn of tax payer money to open the plant (~$1.1bn).
The article says:
> The facility was backed by the EU's Chips Act with one billion euros in subsidies
There are worse ways to spend tax payers money.
alt Hacker News
The article says:
> The facility was backed by the EU's Chips Act with one billion euros in subsidies