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Intel is spending $20 billion to build two new chip plants in Arizona
PUBLISHED TUE, MAR 23 2021
Kif Leswing

Intel announced on Tuesday that it will spend $20 billion to build two major factories in Arizona.

The news comes amid a worldwide chip shortage that is snarling industries from automobiles to electronics and worries the U.S. is falling behind in semiconductor manufacturing.

https://www.cnbc.com/

Phoenix okays development deal with TSMC for $12 billion chip factory
By Stephen Nellis
Nov 18, 2020

(Reuters) - City officials in Phoenix, Arizona on Wednesday unanimously voted to authorize a development agreement with chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co that would provide $205 million in city funds for infrastructure such as roads and water improvements for a planned $12 billion semiconductor factory in the city.

TSMC is the world’s biggest contract chipmaker and manufactures semiconductors for Apple Inc, Qualcomm Inc and a range of other technology companies. The company in May disclosed its intentions to build a 5-nanometer chip factory in Arizona, which would be its first advanced manufacturing facility in the United States.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-t...-idUSKBN27Y30E

Could Phoenix land another massive semiconductor plant? Samsung seeks home for $17B factory
Russ Wiles
Arizona Republic
Feb 8, 2021

The technology sector of metro Phoenix could get a major boost if Samsung Electronics decides to locate a $17 billion semiconductor plant here.

The South Korean maker of cellphones, computers, televisions, appliances and more is considering sites in the Valley as well as Texas, upstate New York and Korea for the chip factory and its planned 1,800 high-paying jobs. The company hasn't made a decision, though some press reports indicate the Austin area, where Samsung already has operations, might have the edge.

The metro Phoenix sites under consideration are located in Goodyear and Queen Creek, according to media reports.

https://www.azcentral.com/story/mone...nt/4435424001/