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US War Department Puts $1.5 Billion Into Chipmaker Wolfspeed
Original: War Department Commits $1.5B to Wolfspeed for Wide Bandgap Semiconductors
The US War Department has committed $1.5 billion to Wolfspeed to expand domestic production of wide bandgap semiconductors. The funding targets silicon carbide and gallium nitride chips, which are prized for power efficiency and high-performance uses in defense systems and other applications. It marks one of the larger recent federal moves to secure supply of critical semiconductor materials inside the United States.
Why now: Washington is pouring money into domestic chipmaking, especially specialty semiconductors relevant to defense, making this a notable government-industry deal.
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