Microchip Technology Fab 5 (Colorado Springs campus)
Colorado Springs, CO. Wafer fab.
Microchip Technology, headquartered in Chandler, AZ
Fab 5 SiC and silicon capacity expansion
Planned $880M expansion of SiC and silicon capacity at the Fab 5 campus, moving SiC to 8-inch wafers; expansion paused through fiscal 2027.
- Investment
- $880M
- Jobs
- 400
- Announced
- Feb 17, 2023
- Target
- not stated
- Type
- Wafer fab
- Process or product
- Mature-node MCUs and specialty chips; SiC and silicon
- Wafer size
- 200mm
- CHIPS Act funding
- $90M (preliminary terms)
Timeline
- Pause
Interim CEO Steve Sanghi said CHIPS negotiations with Commerce were on hold, per a Bloomberg report cited by Manufacturing Dive.
Manufacturing Dive - Update
Microchip disclosed it would close its Tempe, AZ Fab 2 by September 2025 and shift production to its Oregon and Colorado fabs.
Manufacturing Dive - Pause
The Gazette reported the Colorado Springs upgrades were on hold amid a semiconductor glut.
The Gazette (Colorado Springs) - Funding
Commerce signed a non-binding PMT for about $162 million shared by Colorado Springs (about $90M) and Gresham (about $72M).
NIST - Announced
Microchip announced plans to invest $880 million to expand SiC and silicon capacity at its Colorado Springs campus.
KRDO
Sources (11)
- Semiconductor Fabrication Facilities Funded by the CHIPS Act: Project Status and Considerations for Congress (R49031) Congressional Research Service, Jul 14, 2026
- Microchip Technology, Inc. (Colorado) CHIPS for America project page (last modified 2026-06-03) NIST CHIPS for America, Jun 3, 2026
- Microchip to close Tempe, Arizona fab; CHIPS Act negotiations on hold Manufacturing Dive, Dec 11, 2024
- Progress report: Where do big company expansions in Colorado Springs now stand? The Gazette (Colorado Springs), Sep 8, 2024
- Biden-Harris Administration Announces CHIPS Preliminary Terms with Microchip Technology (2024-01-04) NIST, Jan 4, 2024
- Colorado Springs Microchip facility could see a $90M federal investment Colorado Newsline, Jan 4, 2024
- Microchip to invest $880M to expand SiC and Si capacity at Colorado Springs (article dated 20 Feb 2023) Semiconductor Today, Feb 20, 2023
- Microchip plans $880 million expansion, 400 new jobs at Colorado Springs facility KRDO, Feb 17, 2023
- Microchip Plans to Invest $880 Million to Expand its Silicon Carbide (SiC) and Silicon (Si) Capacity in Colorado Microchip Technology
- Microchip Technology Form 10-K for fiscal year ended 2026-03-31 SEC / Microchip Technology
- Microchip Technology to receive $162M in CHIPS Act funding SDxCentral
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