CRC Clean Room Consulting GmbH
Booth number: 1444-03
crc.de
About us
CRC Clean Room Consulting GmbH is a leading independent engineering consultancy specializing in the planning and design of high-tech production and research facilities. Headquartered in Freiburg, Germany, with over 40 years of experience and a team of 160 engineers, architects, and scientists, CRC is a trusted expert and partner for semiconductor manufacturers worldwide.
With deep expertise in wafer fabrication, CRC has contributed to more than 750 semiconductor and wafer fab projects globally, including over 30 greenfield wafer fab constructions – delivering more than 1,000,000 m² of high-demanding cleanroom and production space.
Our services cover the full spectrum of facility engineering: cleanroom design, MEP/TGA planning, ultra-pure media systems, and lab planning. A particular strength lies in delivering complex projects under the EPCM model, where CRC takes integrated responsibility for engineering, procurement, and construction management. Our designs follow a process-first approach: starting from tool layout and equipment requirements, we engineer cleanroom and infrastructure from the inside out – ensuring optimal process flow, utility efficiency, and flexibility for future technology upgrades.
As a dedicated expert and trusted partner to the global semiconductor industry, CRC combines technical excellence, decades of fab experience, and a collaborative approach to turn complex challenges into world-class production environments.
Address
Badenweilerstrasse 4
79115 Freiburg
Germany
E-mail: freiburg@crc.de
Phone: +49 761 478130
Internet: crc.de
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Products & Services
Wafer Fab & Cleanroom Facility Engineering
In semiconductor manufacturing, the cleanroom determines yield, process stability, and scalability. CRC plans and engineers wafer fab environments to the highest international standards – process-driven and tool-first, systematically designed from the inside out. Starting point for all planning decisions are the tools, processes, and production flows, from which integrated cleanroom, media, and utility concepts are developed.
CRC's expertise covers cleanroom planning (ISO 1–9, dry rooms to –60 °C dew point), ultra-pure and process media systems, lab planning, and full MEP/TGA engineering – including HVAC, power supply, safety systems, gas and leak detection, and equipment hook-up. Through close integration of all technical disciplines, CRC delivers robust, scalable fab concepts where processes, infrastructure, and building form a functional unit – designed to adapt to future technology nodes and evolving production requirements.
EPCM & General Planning
A core competency of CRC is the delivery of complex high-tech projects under the EPCM model – Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management. In this role, CRC takes full integrated responsibility for planning, procurement, and execution, ensuring schedule, cost, and quality across all project phases.
Semiconductor, wafer fab, and photonics projects in particular benefit from CRC's ability to combine deep technical expertise with professional project management. As general planner, CRC assumes contractual responsibility for all disciplines – architecture, MEP, and process engineering – providing a single, experienced point of contact from first concept to building handover. The goal is to achieve an overall optimum through synergies across all systems, establishing highly efficient and future-proof supply structures for semiconductor fabs and research facilities.
With this integrated approach, CRC minimizes interface risks, accelerates project timelines, and provides planning reliability for high-investment fab projects.
Facility Design & Architecture
CRC combines technical excellence with strong expertise in the architectural planning and realization of demanding industrial facilities. The goal: highly functional, technically optimized fab and cleanroom buildings that meet the complex production requirements of the semiconductor industry as well as architectural, regulatory, and operational demands.
CRC's facility design strictly follows the "inside-out" principle – fully aligned with the requirements of semiconductor and wafer fab projects. Starting point is always the processes, tools, cleanroom, and MEP systems that define fab operations. On this basis, CRC develops precise building structures that ensure functionality, scalability, and long-term operational reliability.
Layout, media routing, maintenance concepts, construction phasing, and permitting requirements are integrated early into the building concept. The result: robust, scalable fab buildings that optimally support technological operations and secure the long-term success of production sites.