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Cree to Invest $1 Billion to Expand Silicon Carbide Capacity
Cree将投资10亿美元，扩大SiC碳化硅产能
Advanced manufacturing campus will accelerate industry transition
from silicon to silicon carbide to meet EV and 5G market demand
先进的制造园区，将加速从Si硅向SiC碳化硅的产业转型，满足EV电动汽车和5G市场需求
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Expansion to generate up to a 30-fold increase in SiC wafer fabrication capacity and 30-fold increase in SiC materials production to meet the expected market growth by 2024
此次产能扩大，将带来SiC碳化硅晶圆制造产能的30倍增长和SiC碳化硅材料生产的30倍增长，以满足2024年之前的预期市场增长
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Five-year investment leverages an existing building (“North Fab”) and refurbished 200mm equipment to build state-of-the-art automotive-qualified production facility
5年的投资，充分利用现有的建筑设施North Fab，并整新200mm设备，建造采用最先进技术的满足汽车认证的生产工厂
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Investment: $450M for North Fab; $450M for materials mega factory; and $100M in other investments associated with growing the business
投资：4.5亿美元用于North Fab；4.5亿美元用于材料超级工厂（mega factory）；1亿美元用于伴随着业务增长所需要的其它投入
▲ Cree North Fab
DURHAM, N.C., May 7, 2019 – As part of its long-term growth strategy, Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) announces it will invest up to $1 billion in the expansion of its silicon carbide capacity with the development of a state-of-the-art, automated 200mm silicon carbide fabrication facility and a materials mega factory at its U.S. campus headquarters in Durham, N.C. It marks the company’s largest investment to date in fueling its Wolfspeed silicon carbide and GaN on silicon carbide business. Upon completion in 2024, the facilities will substantially increase the company’s silicon carbide materials capability and wafer fabrication capacity, allowing wide bandgap semiconductor solutions that enable the dramatic technology shifts underway within the automotive, communications infrastructure and industrial markets.
2019年5月7日，美国北卡罗莱纳州达勒姆讯 – Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) 宣布，作为公司长期增长战略的一部分，将投资10亿美元用于扩大SiC碳化硅产能，在公司美国总部北卡罗莱纳州达勒姆市建造一座采用最先进技术的自动化200mm SiC碳化硅生产工厂和一座材料超级工厂。这项标志着公司迄今为止最大的投资，将为Wolfspeed SiC碳化硅和GaN-on-SiC碳化硅基氮化镓业务提供动能。在2024年全部完工之后，这些工厂将极大增强公司SiC碳化硅材料性能和晶圆制造产能，使得宽禁带半导体材料解决方案为汽车、通讯设施和工业市场带来巨大技术转变。
