How Phoenix became the 'semiconductor desert'

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How Phoenix became the 'semiconductor desert'
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Since 2020, Arizona has led the nation in semiconductor investment, a byproduct of decades of local leaders working to expand the industry.

Patrick Ptak, senior vice president of executive initiatives at the Arizona Commerce Authority, says TSMC considered all 50 states for its most recent expansion and chose Arizona in part because of its existing semiconductor businesses.Arizona's first big foray into chips development came in 1949 when Motorola opened a research lab in Phoenix thatBy 1980, Intel opened its first semiconductor factory in Chandler, quickly becoming one of the state's largest employers.

Motorola and Intel brought chemical suppliers, engineering outfits and other skilled manufacturing companies to metro Phoenix — many of which have survived and are now reaping the benefits of the Valley's longtime commitment to the chips industry., a Netherlands-based manufacturer that develops and builds the equipment that companies like TSMC and Intel use to make semiconductors.

ASM opened its North American headquarters in Phoenix in 1976, and has grown its Arizona-based workforce to 750 people, up from fewer than 400 in 2020."ASM stayed here and we continued to grow in Phoenix, invest in Phoenix, and we continue to believe in Phoenix ...

Some employees also said they were hesitant to move to the U.S. because of "potential culture clashes."

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