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STMicro to build another
Italian Silicon Carbide plant

CATANIA, Italy — STMicroelectronics, a
global semiconductor maker will build an
integrated Silicon Carbide (SiC) substrate
manufacturing facility in Italy to support
the increasing demand from ST’s custom-
ers for SiC devices across automotive and
industrial applications as they transition to
electrification and seek higher efficiency. This will be the first of its kind SiC epitaxial substrate manufac-
turing facility in Europe. (STMicroelectronics)
Production to begin next year
Production is expected to start in 2023, mitted to developing 200mm wafers in the
enabling a balanced supply of SiC sub- near future.
strate between internal and merchant sup- This project is a key step in advancing
ply.
ST’s vertical integration strategy for its SiC
business.
The SiC substrate manufacturing facility,
built at ST’s Catania site in Italy alongside A $755 million investment
the existing SiC device manufacturing fa- The investment of €730 ($755) million
cility, will be a first of a kind in Europe for
the production in volume of 150mm SiC over five years will be supported financial-
ly by the State of Italy in the framework of
epitaxial substrates, integrating all steps
in the production flow. ST says it is com- the National Recovery and Resilience Plan
and it will create around 700 direct addi-
tional jobs at full build out.
Sensor sales (from 22)

“ST is transforming its global manufactur-
sales are generated by products made
with microelectromechanical systems ing operations, with additional capacity in
300mm manufacturing and a strong focus
(MEMS) technology.
on wide bandgap semiconductors to sup-
port its $20+B revenue ambition,” says
Tiny MEMS structures, in built silicon, Jean- Marc Chery ST’s president and CEO.
detect and measure changes in pressure
sensors, microphone chips, and accelera- Expanded operations in Catania
tion/yaw sensors.
“We are expanding our operations in Cata-
nia, the center of our power semiconduc-
MEMS-based devices tor expertise and where we already have
MEMS-based devices now account for 54%
of total sensor unit shipments worldwide. integrated research, development and
manufacturing of SiC with strong collabo-
Sales of sensors containing MEMS technol- ration with Italian research entities, uni-
ogy are expected to grow 5% this year
to a record-high $10.8 billion while ship- versities and suppliers,” he added.
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