Major Fabrication Plant - Coming to Chatham County

On September 9, 2022, Durham semiconductor manufacturer Wolfspeed announced that it has selected Chatham County, North Carolina, to build a major fabrication plant. Governor Roy Cooper announced that the company has agreed to purchase land at the Chatham-Siler City Advanced Manufacturing Site in Siler City to build a manufacturing plant for Silicon Carbide semiconductor chips.

This economic development project will create more than 1,800 jobs with positions ranging from research scientists, manufacturers, engineers, managers, and supervisors. The average annual salary is $77,753.