While AMD is currently cranking up production of its 45nm chips, the big push at its German production centers is the shrink to 32nm. According to reports from EETimes.com, Dresden’s Fab 38 is seeing an influx of new production equipment (Thanks AMD’s wealthy investors!) that will allow production as small as 22nm. Full 32nm production at Fab 38 is expected to be underway by 4Q 2009.

Meanwhile at Fab 36 near by, 45nm production is increasing at an accelerated pace. The two facilities should output 50,000 wafers per month. AMD says both CPUs and graphics chips will be made at the Dresden plants by the end of 2009; a move they regard as competitive with Far East facilities due to automated processes and a strong engineering team keeping costs down.