# Coherent to expand InP semiconductor facility in Sherman, Texas with $50M CHIPS award

Coherent announced a letter of intent to receive up to $50 million in CHIPS Act funding to expand its 6-inch Indium Phosphide semiconductor manufacturing facility in Sherman, Texas. The expansion will double manufacturing space and quadruple wafer production capacity, creating over 1,000 jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-05-25
- Where: Sherman, Texas, United States
- Value: $50.0M
- Jobs: 1,000
- Status: announced
- Capacity: quadruple wafer production capacity
- Products: Indium Phosphide semiconductors, optical networking technologies
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Coherent](https://endata.com/companies/32127.md)
- [NVIDIA](https://endata.com/companies/11954.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [business.sherbrookerecord.com](http://business.sherbrookerecord.com/sherbrookerecord/article/gnwcq-2026-6-16-coherent-announces-a-chips-letter-of-intent-for-50-million-to-expand-world-leading-manufacturing-facility-for-ai-infrastructure), 2018-05-25: "Coherent today announced it has signed a letter of intent to receive up to $50 million in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act"

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