# Wolfspeed expands silicon carbide capacity with US$6.5bn investment

Wolfspeed is engaged in a multi-year, US$6.5 billion capacity expansion including a 200mm fab in Mohawk Valley, New York, and a 445-acre silicon carbide materials facility in North Carolina, with first phase completion by end of 2024.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-11-23
- Where: Mohawk Valley, New York, USA; North Carolina, USA, United States
- Value: $6.50B
- Starts operating: 2024
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: ten-fold expansion on existing materials capacity
- Products: silicon carbide wafers, silicon carbide materials
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [designnews.com](https://www.designnews.com/automotive-engineering/borgwarner-solidifies-silicon-carbide-supply-with-investment), 2022-11-23: "The company is engaged in a multi-year, $6.5 billion capacity expansion effort which includes not only the installation of additional tools at Wolfspeed’s 200mm Mohawk Valley, N.Y. fab but also the construction of a 445-acre silicon carbide materials facility in North Carolina."

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