A rendering of the new STMicroelectronics factory in Catania
STMicroelectronics will invest 5 billion euros in Catania for a new factory that will complete its supply chain in silicon carbide semiconductors. The Italian-French microchip giant aims for world leadership in cutting-edge devices for the control of automotive power modules. ST’s microchips are also used by Tesla.
The new plant will produce high-volume silicon carbide (SiC) and handle testing and packaging. It will be built next to its SiC substrate production plant in Catania.
The global silicon carbide hub is born, from substrates to the finished microchip
The two structures will form the STMicroelectronics Silicon Carbide Campusimplementing the company’s strategy to create a production plant in Catania fully vertically integrated for mass production of SiC at a single site. The campus will support customers for SiC devices in automotive applications, industrial And infrastructural cloud.
The Silicon Carbide Campus will act as cwithin ST’s global SiC ecosystemintegrating all phases of the manufacturing flow, including substrate development, epitaxial growth processes, 200mm front-end wafer fabrication and back-end module assembly, as well as process research and development, design of the product, advanced laboratories R&D for molds, feed systems and modules, and comprehensive packaging capabilities.
Production from 2026. Two billion in financing from the Italian government with EU Chips Act funds
The new STMicroelectroic plant in Catania will begin production in 2026. And it will reach full capacity by 2033, producing up to 15,000 wafers per week. The company expects the total investment to be around 5 billion euros. About 2 billion of euros disbursed by Italian government within the framework of‘EU Chips Act.
«The scale and synergies offered by this project will allow us to better innovate with large-volume manufacturing capabilities, benefiting our European and global customers in the transition to electrification“, he has declared Jean-Marc CheryPresident and CEO of STMicroelectronics.
