# Wolfspeed to build $5B semiconductor plant in Carolina Core, North Carolina

Wolfspeed is building a new semiconductor manufacturing plant in the Carolina Core, investing more than $5 billion and creating 1,800 jobs. The plant will produce silicon carbide materials for EVs and clean energy.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-06-22
- Where: Carolina Core, North Carolina, United States
- Value: $5.00B
- Jobs: 1,800
- Status: announced
- Products: silicon carbide semiconductors
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Wolfspeed](https://endata.com/companies/35100.md)

## Sources

- [nccarolinacore.com](https://nccarolinacore.com/business-sectors/automotive/), 2020-06-22: "Wolfspeed, a global leader in silicon carbide semiconductor manufacturing, is building its newest semiconductor manufacturing plant in the Carolina Core, investing more than $5 billion in a facility that will create 1,800 jobs."

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