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Infinera (California)
Key Facts
Project Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce awarded Infinera up to $93 million in direct funding to support the construction of a new fab in San Jose, California, and a new advanced test and packaging facility in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Economic and National Security Impact
Infinera is a vertically integrated photonic semiconductor and telecommunications equipment manufacturer and the indium phosphide-based photonic circuits (InP PICs) that they manufacture are increasingly important, using light to transfer information with greater energy efficiency. The PICs and optical modules are key components in optical network communications and enable the fast and reliable transfer of large amounts of data in communications, spanning short- to long-distance broadband networks connecting cities, countries, and continents; between data centers; and between artificial intelligence (AI) and machine-learning (ML) clusters inside data centers.
As a leading U.S.-based manufacturer of these chips, Infinera’s capabilities are important for America’s economic and national security and the CHIPS investment will allow Infinera to increase the domestic fabrication and advanced test and packaging of InP PICs for the Department of Defense, Intelligence community, law enforcement, and national security agencies for secure communications in emerging technologies such as quantum technology, sensing, and LiDAR.
Infinera Project Overview | ||
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Project Summary | Recipient | Infinera |
| Location(s) | San Jose, California Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | |
Financial Summary | Program | CHIPS Program Office |
| Direct Funding Amount | Up to $93 million | |
| Expected Capital Expenditure | $456 million | |
Workforce Summary | Estimated Job Creation | Approximately 500 manufacturing jobs 1,200 construction jobs
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Project Statistics: San Jose, California | ||
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Facility Summary | Project Type | Construction and modernization of fab and foundry facility |
| Technology | Indium phosphide-based photonic integrated circuits (InP PICs) and optical modules which are key components in network communications | |
| Estimated Job Creation | 1,000 construction jobs | |
| Project Timeline | Production expected summer of 2026 | |