The proposed investment is a matter of due diligence, negotiations and fulfillment of certain milestones before final rewards are realized.
The US arm of the trade said on December 6 it had signed preliminary terms on about $100 million in proposed direct investments for chip makers in Texas and Minnesota under the Chips and Science initiative to boost domestic semiconductor production.
Assurance includes 3 chip makers: Coherent, Skywater Generation Foundry Inc., and X-Fab.
Under the proposed terms, Coherent could receive up to $33 million to expand and modernize its current Sherman, Texas facility, in line with the trade section.
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Skywater Generation’s Bloomington, Minnesota-based facility may receive only $16 million in federal incentives.
The company expects to increase its manufacturing capacity by approximately 30 percent and create 70 ancient jobs. As a provider to aerospace, defense and alternative critical markets, the company said it expects to step forward to meet the growing demand for locally produced microelectronics.
Skywater CEO Thomas Sonderman said the company is pleased to play a role in expanding domestic microelectronics infrastructure and nourishing the US supply chain.
“As America’s Trusted Foundry, through our business model and expanded capabilities, we are creating a national asset for technology development that is in a critical position domestically,” Sonderman said. “We are working to develop future technologies, meeting the specific needs of the defense industrial base and commercial companies.”
Coherent’s proposed investment will assist in identifying a 150 mm indium phosphide production line, assuming X-Fab will support critical high-power programs for the automobile and commercial sectors.
Texas Rico Tillner, CEO of X-FAB, said demand for silicon carbide technologies will remain strong and the company is “proud to provide solutions that support the transition to electric mobility and renewable energy sources.”
“X-FAB Texas’ silicon carbide technologies are leading in quality and yield and provide a long-term perspective for the site,” Tillner said. “The proposed CHIPS funding will support the future success of X-FAB Texas and contribute to the establishment of a domestic supply chain for silicon carbide.”
Coherent leading technology officer Giovanni Barbarossa said the proposed funding would allow the company to expand its business control into indium phosphide production and manufacturing.
The Chips for Trade section of the Trade for America program has awarded more than $19 billion out of more than $36 billion in incentives offered to date, according to Branch’s comments.