# Wolfspeed to build $5B silicon carbide wafer plant in North Carolina

Wolfspeed will invest about $5 billion to build a new facility in Chatham County, North Carolina, to produce silicon carbide wafers for semiconductor chips. The plant is expected to create 1,800 jobs with an average annual salary of $77,753.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-03-19
- Where: Chatham County, North Carolina, United States
- Value: $5.00B
- Jobs: 1,800
- Starts operating: 2024
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 200mm silicon carbide wafers
- Products: silicon carbide wafers
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [americanprogress.org](https://www.americanprogress.org/article/north-carolina-wolfspeed-materials-efficient-silicon-carbide-facility/), 2024-03-19: "Wolfspeed will invest about $5 billion to build a new facility to make wafers with silicon carbide."
- [businesswire.com](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240326668100/en/Wolfspeed-Tops-Out-Worlds-Largest-Most-Advanced-Silicon-Carbide-Facility-Alongside-Senator-Thom-Tillis-Key-Officials), 2024-03-26: "This facility is a testament to Wolfspeed's commitment to our local community and domestic workforce, furthering our position as the global leader in silicon carbide production."

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