# II-VI expands semiconductor factories in Pennsylvania and Sweden

II-VI announced factory expansions in Pennsylvania and Sweden to increase semiconductor manufacturing capacity, following a previously disclosed $1 billion investment into silicon carbide over 10 years.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-03-07
- Where: Pennsylvania, United States
- Value: $1.00B
- Status: announced
- Capacity: increase SiC substrate production by at least 6x
- Products: silicon carbide semiconductors
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [II-VI Incorporated](https://endata.com/companies/35405.md)

## Sources

- [bizjournals.com](https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2022/03/07/ii-vi-seeks-factory-enhancements.html), 2022-03-07: "The factory expansion announcement follows II-VI's previously disclosed $1 billion investment into silicon carbide (SiC), a type of semiconductor, over the next 10 years."
- [wfmz.com](https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/semiconductor-maker-ii-vi-to-expand-capacity-at-plants-in-northampton-county-and-sweden/article_f5127334-9e23-11ec-ae1a-b7930871e010.html), 2022-03-07: "The Easton factory will increase II-VI's production of SiC substrates by at least a factor of six over the next five years."

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