# Onsemi completes $1B SiC power semiconductor expansion in Bucheon, South Korea

Onsemi completed a 1.4 trillion KRW (approx. $1 billion) investment to expand its silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductor production facility in Bucheon, South Korea. The new S5 line can produce over 1 million 200mm SiC wafers annually, and the company plans to hire up to 1,000 employees.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-10-24
- Where: Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
- Value: $1.00B (1400.0B KRW)
- Jobs: 1,000
- Starts operating: 24 Oct 2023
- Status: completed
- Capacity: over 1 million 200mm SiC wafers annually
- Products: silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors, SiC wafers
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [onsemi](https://endata.com/companies/15223.md)

## Sources

- [asiae.co.kr](https://www.asiae.co.kr/en/article/2023102411062247707), 2023-10-24: "Onsemi, the world's second-largest power semiconductor company based in the United States, has invested 1.4 trillion KRW to expand its silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductor business by increasing production facilities in South Korea."
- [semiconductor-digest.com](https://www.semiconductor-digest.com/onsemi-completes-expansion-of-silicon-carbide-production-facility-in-bucheon-south-korea/), 2023-10-24: "The 150 mm/200 mm SiC wafer fab in Bucheon is critical to the continued success of our fully integrated SiC supply chain, enabling us to support the acceleration of electrification globally."

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