Bosch inks agreement for up to $225mn in funding from US Department of Commerce

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Jul.2026, Words: 150) — Bosch inked a definitive agreement with the Donald Trump administration for up to $225mn in direct funding from the Department of Commerce‘s CHIPS Program Office to support the up to $2bn Bosch is investing to transform its Roseville, California site for the production of silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductors.

Bosch also said it has stated sample production in Roseville as the company intends to produce its first commercial production chips on 200-millimeter wafers based on the pioneering SiC Bosch technology in 2026.

The Roseville facility, which has more than 40 years of experience in semiconductor manufacturing, is undergoing a profound evolution into a facility that produces and tests SiC semiconductors with state-of-the-art processes and equipment, Bosch announced on 13 Jul. 2026 in an official statement.

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