# ZF and Wolfspeed plan $3B chip factory in Germany

ZF Friedrichshafen and Wolfspeed plan to build a $3 billion wafer factory in Ensdorf, Saarland, Germany, to make chips for electric vehicles. The project is subject to subsidies covering 25% of the investment and would create hundreds of jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-01-22
- Where: Ensdorf, Saarland, Germany
- Value: $3.00B
- Status: announced
- Products: chips for electric vehicles
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [ZF Friedrichshafen](https://endata.com/companies/4104.md) (partner)
- [Wolfspeed](https://endata.com/companies/35100.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [bloomberg.com](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-22/zf-to-build-3-billion-chip-factory-in-germany-to-power-evs), 2023-01-22: "The go-ahead for the project is subject to commitments on subsidies amounting to a quarter of the total investment."

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