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Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET
Property, plant and equipment, net are detailed below:
December 31, 2025Gross
Amount		Accumulated
Depreciation		Net
Amount
Land142 — 142 
Buildings1,608 (740)868 
Facilities & leasehold improvements5,072 (3,731)1,341 
Machinery and equipment23,814 (17,825)5,989 
Computer and R&D equipment453 (381)72 
Operating lease right-of-use assets379 (127)252 
Finance lease right-of-use assets113 (18)95 
Other tangible assets125 (107)18 
Construction in progress2,281 — 2,281 
Total33,987 (22,929)11,058 
December 31, 2024Gross
Amount		Accumulated
Depreciation		Net
Amount
Land118 -118 
Buildings1,386 (617)769 
Facilities & leasehold improvements4,484 (3,137)1,347 
Machinery and equipment22,017 (15,676)6,341 
Computer and R&D equipment406 (335)71 
Operating lease right-of-use assets392 (141)251 
Finance lease right-of-use assets72 (11)61 
Other tangible assets114 (94)20 
Construction in progress1,899 -1,899 
Total30,888 (20,011)10,877 

The line “Construction in progress” in the table above includes property, plant and equipment under construction, and equipment under qualification that are not ready for their intended use.
Depreciation charges totaled $1,753 million, $1,658 million and $1,464 million in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Tax incentives and public funding reduced depreciation charges by $129 million, $96 million and $69 million in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Capital investment public funding is described in Note 7. Tax incentives related to capital expenditures is further described in Note 23.
In 2023, the Company and Sanan Optoelectronics jointly created Sanan ST JV for high-volume 200mm SiC device manufacturing in China. The entity has been identified as a VIE for which the Company is the primary beneficiary. As such, it was fully consolidated as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, as further described in Note 12. As of December 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, a total amount of $433 million and $316 million respectively, was included on the line "Property, plant and equipment, net" of the consolidated balance sheet from the joint venture's consolidation.
For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, the Company sold property, plant and equipment for cash proceeds of $9 million, $5 million and $8 million, respectively.
In 2025, the Company recorded a total $169 million impairment charge on buildings ($30 million), facilities ($86 million) and machinery and equipment ($53 million), as further described in Note 22. There was no significant impairment loss recognized on tangible assets for the years ended 2024 and 2023.