Coherent, a leading US company in the field of SiC substrates, has officially completed the construction of its SiC factory in Vietnam

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About 912 million! Another silicon carbide project has been officially completed. 2025-07-29 On July 28th, under the close attention of the global semiconductor industry, Coherent, a leading American company in SiC substrates, reached an important milestone. The official completion of its SiC factory in Vietnam undoubtedly adds new variables and momentum to the development of the semiconductor industry. Semiconductor media learned today that the construction of this new factory involved huge costs, amounting to $127 million; at the current exchange rate, this is equivalent to approximately 912 million yuan. Such a substantial investment clearly demonstrates Coherent’s high level of emphasis on this project and its strong confidence in the Vietnamese market. This funding will be used to build advanced production facilities and R&D platforms, providing a solid foundation for future production operations. Coherent’s SiC factory in Vietnam boasts diverse production capabilities. It will focus on producing key products such as silicon carbide semiconductors, optical glass, and advanced optical devices. As a next-generation semiconductor material, silicon carbide semiconductors possess excellent properties such as a high breakdown electric field and high electron mobility, and they hold broad application prospects in fields such as new energy vehicles and 5G communications. Optical glass and advanced optical devices play an important role in areas such as optical imaging and laser technology. Today, semiconductor media learned from relevant sources that the completion of this factory is not merely the creation of a physical facility; it is also an important part of Coherent’s global strategic plan. Vietnam boasts abundant labor resources and a gradually improving industrial infrastructure, which provide favorable conditions for factory production and operations. By establishing a factory in Vietnam, Coherent can further reduce production costs, enhance its competitiveness in the market, and better meet the needs of customers around the world. For the local economy, the completion of the Coherent SiC factory is undoubtedly a boost. It will create numerous job opportunities and attract professionals from the local area and surrounding regions. At the same time, the operation of the factory will also drive the development of related upstream and downstream industries, contributing to the optimization and upgrading of the local industrial structure. This not only helps enhance Vietnam’s position in the global semiconductor supply chain but also injects new momentum into the sustainable growth of the local economy. Today, semiconductor media believe that the completion of Coherent’s SiC factory in Vietnam marks a further deepening of the globalization of the semiconductor industry. Against the backdrop of increasingly fierce competition in the global semiconductor industry, this incident will trigger a chain reaction within the sector. In the future, we hope that this factory will be able to fully leverage its advantages to contribute more innovative solutions and high-quality products to the development of the global semiconductor industry.