ON Semiconductor has completed the first of at least two expansions of its facility in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm, Czech Republic. Over the past two years, the company has invested roughly $130 million in site expansion projects to expand capacity, enhance its R&D footprint and better address environment protection objectives. As the expansion still continues, the company will invest further $70 million by the end of this year.
 
Roznov pod Radhostem currently employs more than 2,000 individuals, many of them technically qualified staff with more than 700 employees hired in 2017-2018 alone.
 
“In order to continue the advanced pace and sophistication synonymous with technology, it was a priority to invest in the ON Semiconductor Roznov facility,” said Keith Jackson, president and CEO at ON Semiconductor. “Sustained and well-targeted investment helps to support not just product demand, but also the development of employees who are key to, and the driving force behind the company’s success.
 
The site has state-of-the-art six- and eight-inch fabs and silicon wafer manufacturing capabilities and produces devices to serve advanced power related applications in end markets such as computing, consumer, industrial, automotive and portable devices.
 
ON Semiconductor has a long history in Roznov pod Radhostem, Czech Republic. It is the largest employer in the region and also includes a location in Brno, Czech Republic. ON Semiconductor in the Czech Republic was established in 2003 by merger of TESLA SEZAM (production of semiconductor chips) and TEROSIL (production of silicon). The two companies were the successor organizations of the former state-owned company TESLA, whose current semiconductor manufacturing tradition continues.