• Advisory Board expansion strengthens FMC’s strategic semiconductor expertise
• Appointments support FMC’s technology scale-up and commercialization roadmap
• Senior industry leaders back FMC’s ambition to help build a stronger European

Dresden, 1 July 2026 – FMC, a leading semiconductor and memory chip company, today
announced the appointment of Dr. Reinhard Ploss, former Chief Executive Officer of Infineon
Technologies, as Chairman of the Advisory Board, and Dr. Rutger Wijburg, a semiconductor
manufacturing leader with over three decades of experience across Philips Semiconductors, NXP,
GlobalFoundries and Infineon Technologies, as Management Representative of the Advisory
Board. The appointments further strengthen FMC’s strategic and operational semiconductor
expertise as the company progresses the commercialization of its next-generation memory
technologies and expands its global footprint.

Ploss and Wijburg bring decades of experience in the semiconductor industry, spanning
technology, manufacturing, and operations. Their appointment comes at a pivotal stage in FMC’s
growth journey as the company progresses the commercialization of its differentiated DRAM+ and
CACHE+ memory technologies. FMC is also expanding its European and global footprint following
the company’s recent €100 million financing round, and is pursuing plans to establish a state-of-
the-art semiconductor manufacturing facility in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

As former CEO of Infineon Technologies, Ploss led the company through a decade of sustained
growth and technological expansion, helping to establish the company as one of the world’s leading
semiconductor manufacturers. He currently serves as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Knorr-
Bremse and as a Member of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Telekom. Drawing on his extensive
experience in strategy, technology and organizational development, he will support FMC as it
refines and executes its next phase of growth.

Wijburg has more than 30 years of international semiconductor experience, holding senior
leadership positions at GlobalFoundries and NXP Semiconductors and most recently serving as
Infineon’s Chief Operations Officer, where he oversaw global manufacturing operations, and the
capacity expansion, and the formation of the ESMC Fab joint venture in Dresden between TSMC,
Infineon, NXP and Bosch. Wijburg currently serves as Member of the Supervisory Board of Zeiss
Group and Smart Photonics. His expertise in building teams, scaling operations and supporting
major semiconductor manufacturing initiatives will help FMC as it prepares for commercialization
and future growth.

Thomas Rückes, CEO of FMC, said: “Reinhard and Rutger’s decision to join FMC reflects both
the strength of our technology and the scale of the opportunity ahead. As AI drives unprecedented
demand for memory and infrastructure, new memory architectures will be critical to enabling the
next wave of innovation. Their experience in building and scaling global semiconductor businesses
will be invaluable as we accelerate our commercialization and realize our ambition of building a
globally indispensable AI system memory company from Europe.”

Dr. Reinhard Ploss, Chairman of the Advisory Board of FMC, added: “I am impressed by the
technical capabilities FMC has built and the progress the team has made in a highly demanding
field. The company has created a strong foundation to become a global leader in AI system relevant
memory and to build a world-class German deep-tech company to drive Europe’s technological
resilience. I am excited to be part of this journey.”

Reinforcing this, Dr. Rutger Wijburg, Management Representative of the Advisory Board,
stated: “FMC combines a unique and differentiated technology platform along with a deep
understanding of the market opportunities ahead. The company has a compelling opportunity to
rebuild Europe’s capability and strengthen the region’s semiconductor ecosystem by producing
advanced memory at scale. I look forward to supporting the team on its growth plans.”

Together, the appointments further enhance FMC’s ability to scale its technology, accelerate
commercialization and support the development of a stronger European memory ecosystem.

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About FMC
FMC is a leading semiconductor and memory chip company based in Dresden, founded in 2016 to
develop revolutionary memory chip technology. Based on the thin-film material hafnium oxide, the
company has created a new class of memory cells with its DRAM+ chip – more sustainable, faster,
and cost-efficient. Thanks to its extremely low power consumption, the technology significantly
reduces the energy demand of AI data centers, laying the foundation for their scale-up in Europe
and worldwide. FMC is now a fabless company, meaning it designs, develops, and markets its own
products while outsourcing production to contract manufacturers (chip foundries). FMC is backed
by investors including HV Capital, the DeepTech & Climate Fund (DTCF), Vsquared Ventures,
eCAPITAL, Bosch Ventures, Air Liquide Venture Capital, M Ventures (Merck), Verve Ventures,
and other international investors. The company is led by CEO Thomas Rückes. For more
information, visit ferroelectric-memory.com

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