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X-Fab Texas
Lubbock, TX. Wafer fab.
X-Fab
Lubbock SiC foundry modernization and expansion
Announced as of Aug 6, 2026
Modernization and expansion of the existing Lubbock SiC foundry, described by NIST as the only high-volume SiC foundry in the US; CHIPS PMT up to $50M.
- Investment
- $200M
- Jobs
- 150
- Announced
- Dec 6, 2024
- Target
- not stated
- Type
- Wafer fab
- Process or product
- Silicon carbide
- Wafer size
- not stated
- CHIPS Act funding
- $50M (preliminary terms)
Timeline
Sources (9)
- 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
- CHIPS Act awards: SkyWater, Coherent, X-Fab Manufacturing Dive, Dec 9, 2024
- NIST news archive: Biden-Harris Administration Announce Preliminary Terms with Coherent, SkyWater, and X-Fab (item dated 2024-12-06) NIST, Dec 6, 2024
- X-Fab grabs $50M cash for Lubbock SiC fab eeNews Europe, Dec 6, 2024
- X-Fab to expand Texas semiconductor plant Verdict, May 19, 2023
- CHIPS for America: Texas 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
- Business Facilities, January/February 2025 Business Facilities
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