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Wolfspeed Announces CFIUS Clearance and Completion of Equity Issuance to Renesas as Part of Court-Approved Restructuring
DURHAM, N.C., January 30, 2026--Wolfspeed, Inc., a global leader in silicon carbide technology and production (the "Company" or "Wolfspeed"), today announced that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS") has formally cleared the Company’s issuance of equity to Renesas Electronics America Inc. ("Renesas"), completing a key component of Wolfspeed’s previously announced restructuring agreement with its lender group in support of its Chapter 11 process.
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