In Electric Vehicle Push, Onsemi to Buy GT Advanced Technologies for $415 Million

In Electric Vehicle Push, Onsemi to Buy GT Advanced Technologies for $415 Million
A general view of the stickers on an EV Automotive E3 Glory crossover SUV in a file photo. Mark Kolbe/Getty Images
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Onsemi said on Wednesday it would buy GT Advanced Technologies, a manufacturer of a key material used in chips for electric vehicles called silicon carbide, for $415 million in cash.

The move is a major push further into electric vehicles for Onsemi, which already supplies other automotive chips such as sensors in driver safety systems.