# STMicroelectronics to build 5 billion euro silicon carbide facility in Catania, Italy

STMicroelectronics announced a new high-volume 200mm silicon carbide manufacturing facility for power devices and modules, including test and packaging, to be built in Catania, Italy. The multi-year investment program is projected at 5 billion euros, with 2 billion euros support from the Italian government under the EU Chips Act.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-05-31
- Where: Catania, Italy, Italy
- Value: $5.40B (5.00B EUR)
- Jobs: 2,000
- Starts operating: 2026
- Status: announced
- Capacity: high-volume 200mm SiC manufacturing
- Products: silicon carbide power devices, silicon carbide modules
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [STMicroelectronics](https://endata.com/companies/21952.md)

## Sources

- [newsroom.st.com](https://newsroom.st.com/media-center/press-item.html/c3262.html), 2024-05-31: "The fully integrated capabilities unlocked by the Silicon Carbide Campus in Catania will contribute significantly to ST’s SiC technology leadership for automotive and industrial customers through the next decades."
- [globalsmt.net](https://www.globalsmt.net/advanced-packaging/stmicroelectronics-to-build-the-worlds-first-fully-integrated-silicon-carbide-facility-in-italy/), 2024-06-03: "STMicroelectronics announces a new high-volume 200mm silicon carbide manufacturing facility for power devices and modules, as well as test and packaging, to be built in Catania, Italy."
- [eetimes.com](https://www.eetimes.com/sic-valley-italys-fully-integrated-breakthrough-in-catania/), 2024-06-03: "STMicroelectronics (STMicro) has announced plans to construct the world's first fully integrated silicon carbide (SiC) manufacturing facility in Catania, Sicily, Italy."
- [trendforce.com](https://www.trendforce.com/news/2024/06/04/news-st-to-build-a-new-8-inch-sic-facility-in-italy-with-eur-5-billion/), 2024-06-04: "STMicroelectronics announced to build a new high-volume 200mm silicon carbide (SiC) facility in Catania, Italy, for power devices and modules as well as test and packaging."
- [unsic.it](https://unsic.it/comunicazione/primo-piano/catania-stmicroelectronics-2mila-posti-di-lavoro-e-un-investimento-da-5-mld/), 2024-06-04: "Il nuovo sito di produzione di Stm a Catania è un esempio per l'Europa, un modello di cooperazione tra Italia e Francia, un campione europeo che può diventare mondiale."

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