SAN FRANCISCO – Bosch CEO Stefan Hartung said the company needs subsidies from the U.S. government to carry out the full expansion it has planned for a California chip plant it is acquiring.
In April, Bosch said it planned to buy key assets of TSI Semiconductor's chip production facilities in Roseville, Calif., and invest $1.5 billion to retool the site to make silicon carbide chips, which can help boost the range of electric vehicles.
Production at the new company, called Robert Bosch Semiconductor, will start in 2026.
On Wednesday, Bosch said the state of California has approved a $25 million tax credit for the factory.
In an interview during a trip to San Francisco, Hartung told Reuters that expanding the facility to the intended full size "depends on the support of the U.S. government, or the regional government or the California government. And it is already supported by some, but obviously it needs more support."
The TSI facility woul…