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CHIPS For America Awards in North Carolina

MACOM (North Carolina)

Proposed Award Amount
up to $70 million in proposed funding
CHIPS Organization
CHIPS Program Office
The proposed CHIPS investment would increase the production of 100mm Gallium Nitride (GaN) and Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) semiconductor fabrication and introduce the production of 150mm GaN.

Semiconductor Research Corporation Manufacturing Consortium Corporation (SRC)

Award Amount
$285 million in direct funding
CHIPS Organization
CHIPS Manufacturing USA Program
The purpose of this award is to establish and operate a Manufacturing USA institute, known as SMART USA, focused on efforts to develop, validate, and use digital twins to improve domestic semiconductor design, manufacturing, advanced packaging, assembly, and test processing.

Wolfspeed (North Carolina)

Proposed Award Amount
up to $750 million in proposed funding (split across Siler City, NC and Marcy, NY)
CHIPS Organization
CHIPS Program Office
The proposed funding would support the construction of a new silicon carbide wafer manufacturing facility in Siler City, North Carolina, helping to secure a reliable domestic supply of the semiconductors that will underpin the future energy economy and AI boom.