Coherent Easton SiC factory
Easton, PA. Materials.
Coherent, headquartered in Saxonburg, PA
Easton SiC substrate and epitaxy expansion
Expansion of SiC epitaxial wafer and substrate capacity, back-end processing and reliability testing in Easton; CHIPS PMT up to $79M, not finalized as of Aug 2026.
- Investment
- not stated
- Jobs
- 320
- Announced
- Jan 16, 2025
- Target
- 2027
- Type
- Materials
- Process or product
- SiC substrates and epitaxial wafers (150mm and 200mm)
- Wafer size
- 200mm
- CHIPS Act funding
- $79M (preliminary terms)
Timeline
- Funding
Commerce signed a PMT for up to $79 million in CHIPS direct funding for Coherent's Easton SiC project.
NIST - Announced
II-VI announced large-scale SiC substrate and epitaxial wafer factory expansions in Easton, PA and Sweden.
Coherent (II-VI press release)
Sources (10)
- CHIPS Program Office Awards (listing, page last updated 2026-08-06) NIST CHIPS for America, Aug 6, 2026
- Semiconductor Fabrication Facilities Funded by the CHIPS Act: Project Status and Considerations for Congress (R49031) Congressional Research Service, Jul 14, 2026
- ADI, Sumika, Coherent, IntelliEPI proposed $246M CHIPS funding Manufacturing Dive, Jan 17, 2025
- NIST news archive: Department of Commerce Announces Preliminary Terms with Analog Devices, Coherent Corp., IntelliEPI and Sumika (item dated 2025-01-16) NIST, Jan 16, 2025
- Tech firm in Palmer Twp. will use federal money to expand, add jobs WFMZ, Jan 16, 2025
- Commerce announces preliminary terms with Analog Devices, Coherent, IntelliEPI and Sumika U.S. Department of Commerce, Jan 16, 2025
- NIST CHIPS for America page: Coherent preliminary memorandum of terms (Easton) NIST CHIPS for America, Jan 15, 2025
- II-VI Incorporated accelerates investment in silicon carbide substrate and epitaxial wafer manufacturing with large-scale factory expansions in Pennsylvania and Sweden Coherent (II-VI press release), Mar 7, 2022
- CHIPS for America: Pennsylvania awards and proposed investments (state page) NIST CHIPS for America
- CHIPS for America: The CHIPS Program Office Vision for Success: Two Years Later (appendix of awards and proposed investments) NIST CHIPS for America
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