The largest success in attracting new businesses has been the semiconductor manufacturing facilities Siemens Microelectronics Center Dresden - SIMEC (DM 2.7 billion / 1.7 billion investments) and the microprocessor production line by AMD - Advanced Micro Devices Inc., California (DM 2.9 billion / $1.8 billion investments). Therefore, the capital of Saxony becomes a modern high tech area in Europe. 3500 - 4000 jobs were gained and support the local job market. Since the new plants will attract further business, middle sized companies of the electronic industry, suppliers and research institutes also profit.   

Berlin has become active region for start up businesses out of the software, multimedia and telecommunication industry. Today, more than 1100 software companies are located here. 7.700 companies of the media and communications industry with approximately 70.000 employees continue the media tradition of Berlin. About 62,000 people are employed with scientific- and research institutions and companies including 16,300 scientist. Currently, 3,500 students are enrolled in computer science with 600 of them graduating each year. Most software companies in Berlin only have seven or less employees and many were founded by students during their university education. The 13 universities and colleges, 10 academies and more than 250 research institutes among them the Heinrich-Hertz-Institute for communications engineering, and the Konrad-Zuse-Institue for information technology represent human capital and technological expertise that is also available for private corporations. 80 research institutions of universities focus on telecommunications, data system technology and mathematics.

The city of Berlin has established nine centers for start up companies with the goal to support newly founded companies. The scientific fields of interest are photonic, environmental technology, information and communication technology and production technology.