根据琳恩·多安（Lynn Doan）的报道，美国国防部承诺向去年申请破产的芯片制造商Wolfspeed公司提供高达15亿美元的有条件贷款，以支持该公司开发被其描述为对国家安全至关重要的材料。
The US Defense Department pledged to issue a conditional loan to Wolfspeed Inc., the chipmaker that filed for bankruptcy last year, for as much as $1.5 billion to support the development of materials that the firm described as key to national security.
根据该公司的一份声明，政府向Wolfspeed发送了一份为期30年、金额最高达15亿美元的高级担保贷款设施的有条件承诺函。根据交易条款（尚待协商），Wolfspeed将向国防部发行认股权证，作为交换，国防部可以分期购买最多占Wolfspeed 7.5%的股份。N这家总部位于北卡罗来纳州的公司于2025年7月申请破产，此前该公司在生产碳化硅晶圆的关键工厂遇到了生产瓶颈。
The government sent Wolfspeed a conditional, 30-year commitment letter for a senior secured facility of as much as $1.5 billion, according to a company statement. Under the terms of the transaction, which are subject to negotiation, Wolfspeed would issue the Defense Department warrants in exchange to buy as much as 7.5% of Wolfspeed shares in tranches. The North Carolina-based company filed for bankruptcy in July 2025 after struggling with production snarls at a key factory that makes silicon carbide wafers.
在拜登政府时期的芯片计划中，Wolfspeed曾获得7.5亿美元的资助，而该计划自美国总统唐纳德·特朗普上任以来一直受到他的严厉批评。特朗普政府一直在重新审议许多此类资助，而Wolfspeed在破产前只领到了部分资金。
Wolfspeed had won a $750 million award as part of a Biden administration-era chips program that US President Donald Trump has fiercely criticized since taking office. The Trump administration has been reworking many of the awards, and Wolfspeed had only collected part of the money in the lead-up to its bankruptcy.
周三盘后交易中，Wolfspeed股价上涨25%，报39.22美元。
Shares of Wolfspeed were up 25% at $39.22 in after-hours trading on Wednesday.
Wolfspeed周三表示，将利用这笔政府资金生产碳化硅材料和宽禁带功率器件，这些器件用于电信、航空航天和国防行业的电力电子设备。该公司还计划利用这笔资金提升其供应战争通信系统中使用的材料的能力。
Wolfspeed said Wednesday that it would use the government financing to produce silicon carbide materials and wide bandgap power devices that are used in power electronics for the telecom, aerospace and defense industries. The company also plans to use the funding to upgrade its capabilities to supply a material used in warfare communications systems.
特朗普 administration（特朗普政府）表现出愿意向其认为对美国国家安全至关重要的公司进行直接投资和贷款的意愿。去年，它入股了芯片制造商英特尔公司。5月份，美国商务部宣布将提供超过20亿美元的资金，以换取对一批量子计算公司的非控股股权。
The Trump administration has demonstrated a willingness to invest in and loan directly to companies it views as critical to US national security. It took a stake in chipmaker Intel Corp. last year. In May, the Commerce Department announced it would offer more than $2 billion in funding in exchange for non-controlling equity stakes in a group of quantum computing firms.