History, teamwork come together at siemens' dresden fab

摘要

Siemens Microelectronics Center (SIMEC) is one fabrication facility that can actually claim a place in history. "Before the [Berlin] Wall came down, this was used as a military site," recounted Johann "Hans" Harter, director of fab operations. "The place where the modules are standing was a tank exercise area [for the Soviet army], so we had quite a bit of pollution. There was actually a gun turret laying in the woods a little bit down the hill.... This part of Dresden has a long military history."