Wolfspeed Inc.
Durham, NC Doing business as Wolfspeed
- UEI
- JENFAUM1C7L6
- CAGE
- 0C9J8
- Primary NAICS
- 334413 Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- NAICS codes registered in SAM.gov
- Corporate family
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Wolfspeed Inc.
JENFAUM1C7L6
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Wolfspeed Inc.
JENFAUM1C7L6
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 4600 Silicon Dr, Durham, NC 27703, USA
- Website
- wolfspeed.com
- Founded
- 1987
- Employees
- 1K-5K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $500M-$1B
- Industry
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- Information Technology
- Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
- Semiconductors
- SIC code
- 36 Electronic & Other Electric Equipment
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Recent federal awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semiconductor material wafers | Office of Naval Research | $240,150 | |
| Purchase 4H-SIC wafers | Office of Naval Research | $45,100 | |
| Sicwafers for the MEC T3 program | Office of Naval Research | $205,200 | |
| SIC wafers for research | Office of Naval Research | $237,000 | |
| Purchase consumable 4H-SIC substrates for MBE growth | Office of Naval Research | $25,700 |
About Wolfspeed Inc.
Wolfspeed Inc., headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, manufactures silicon carbide and gallium nitride semiconductor materials, wafers, and related electronic components for defense, aerospace, and research applications, operating as a prime contractor (99% of awards) across 23 federal customer agencies with no set-aside designations. The company competes full-and-open on specialty semiconductor and component procurement, with a corporate structure that includes subsidiaries Wolfspeed Inc., Cree Fayetteville Inc., and Ruud Lighting Inc.
Wolfspeed's capability footprint centers on wide bandgap semiconductor substrates and epitaxial wafers for high-performance defense electronics. Recent representative prime work includes a $10.3 million Multiple Award Other Transaction IDV with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded November 28, 2023, for the Technologies for Heat Removal in Electronics at the Device Scale (THREADS) program, which carries a ceiling of $10,319,508 and positions Wolfspeed as a supplier of SiC wafers with epitaxial layers, consumable substrates, and radio frequency amplifiers for thermal management innovation. Wolfspeed also supplies 4H-silicon carbide wafers and related SiC materials directly to the Office of Naval Research through purchase orders, including a $237,000 firm-fixed-price order for SiC wafers with epitaxial layers (awarded January 29, 2025, ultimate completion April 19, 2025), a $205,200 order for SiC wafers supporting the MEC T3 program (August 4, 2025), and a $45,100 order for 4H-SiC wafers (August 6, 2025). Smaller purchases through ONR for consumable 4H-SiC substrates for molecular beam epitaxy and research-grade materials round out the recent direct-buy activity.
Customer concentration is highly skewed toward defense. The top five customer agencies account for 91% of combined potential value, led by DARPA (2 awards, $10.3 million combined potential value), the Office of Naval Research (44 awards, $9.9 million), Naval Sea Systems Command (4 awards, $3.2 million), Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory (2 awards, $1.9 million), and Army Materiel Command (2 awards, $750 thousand). By award count, ONR dominates with 44 awards out of the top-five customer total, but DARPA's single large IDV anchors the dollar ranking. NASA Glenn Research Center appears in the award-count top five (19 awards, $497 thousand combined potential value), reflecting sustained but lower-dollar research material supply.
Activity remains light in recent years—one award in 2022, two in 2023, two in 2024, four in 2025, and one in 2026—consistent with Wolfspeed's model as a specialized materials supplier to major defense R&D programs rather than a volume-award prime. The combined potential value across all 262 awards in the portfolio is $28.6 million, but combined dollars obligated reach $285.3 million (998% of combined potential value), indicating that older awards from Wolfspeed's three-decade history (first award dated August 1988) carry substantially higher values than current pipeline. The vendor holds minimal subcontract exposure: two named sub-awards appear in recent history, including semiconductor and related device manufacturing work under Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (February 10, 2025, a modification adding FMS CLINs for foreign military sales) and devices, components, and subsystem trade studies for the Air Force Research Laboratory under KBR Wyle Services LLC (December 15, 2023). NAICS concentration aligns with Wolfspeed's core business—Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing (99 awards) and Research and Development in Physical and Engineering Sciences (6 awards)—while PSC codes reflect the breadth of material and component types supplied: Miscellaneous Fabricated Nonmetallic Materials (38 awards), Semiconductor Devices and Associated Hardware (34 awards), and R&D Defense Other categories (51 awards combined).
Quick answers
What is Wolfspeed Inc.'s UEI?
Wolfspeed Inc.'s Unique Entity ID (UEI) in SAM.gov is JENFAUM1C7L6.
What is Wolfspeed Inc.'s CAGE code?
Wolfspeed Inc.'s CAGE code is 0C9J8.
What is Wolfspeed Inc.'s primary NAICS code?
Wolfspeed Inc.'s primary NAICS code is 334413 (Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing).
Where is Wolfspeed Inc. located?
Wolfspeed Inc.'s physical address in SAM.gov is 4600 Silicon Dr, Durham, NC 27703, USA.
Is Wolfspeed Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Wolfspeed Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through December 19, 2026.
What is Wolfspeed Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Wolfspeed Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Semiconductor material wafers (N0017326P0410), from Office of Naval Research, on March 5, 2026.
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