Bosch receives $225M to manufacture silicon carbide power semiconductors at its California facility
Bosch has signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) with the U.S. Department of Commerce. As part of the agreement, the department will provide up to $225 million in proposed direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act. The funding will be used to support Bosch’s planned investment of $1.9 billion to upgrade its manufacturing facility in Roseville, California, for the production of silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors. The project is expected to increase the company’s production capacity and create 700 new jobs for the surrounding area. According to Bosch, the project has the potential to produce the majority of Bosch’s total capacity of SiC semiconductors and could comprise more than 40% of all U.S.-based SiC device manufacturing capacity. The Roseville facility is expected to produce its first chips on 200-millimeter wafers in 2026.
To help aid the project, Bosch plans to claim the Department of the Treasury’s Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credit (CHIPS ITC), which is 25% of qualified capital expenditures. Additionally, the CHIPS Program Office would make approximately $350 million in proposed loans available to the company.
What people are saying
In a recent quote, Paul Thomas, president of Bosch in North America and Bosch Mobility Americas, said, “The Roseville investment enables Bosch to locally produce silicon carbide semiconductors, supporting U.S. consumers on the path to electrification. Producing this key technology in the U.S. underscores our leadership in the mobility market.”
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo added, “One of the core missions of the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act is to make targeted investments across every part of the semiconductor industry to accelerate innovation and advance U.S. technology leadership. SiC chips are important components for applications in the automotive, telecommunications, and defense industries because they utilize less energy, and with this proposed investment, we are taking another important step in fulfilling that priority to ensure our supply chains are more secure while creating over a thousand anticipated jobs in the process.”
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