Oregon's Semiconductor industry News

Semiconductors do not need A-Class prime farmland to thrive is the nutshell reaction of agriculturalists opposed to the incorporation of 373 acres of farmland into the Portland urban growth boundary to allow for the establishment of a…

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has honed in on a parcel of 373 acres of farmland north of Hillsboro for the planned expansion of the urban growth boundary giving the state a chance of attracting a semiconductor research hub worth nearly $1…

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek finds herself in a tightrope act between attracting millions of dollars to the state in federal funds for the expansion of the semiconductor research industry and irate conservationists hotly opposed to the…

Intel, Oregon's biggest corporate employer, has ambitious plans for growth and finding AI solutions. With global deals and significant federal financing channeled from the state in the form of CHIPS funding, the company seems to be…

Governor Tina Kotek is applying laser focus attention on Oregon in a bid to pursue the Biden Administration to choose Oregon as the home of its new $5 billion National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC). The governor is sending a…

HILLSBORO, Ore. —  A first-of-its-kind cutting-edge tool developed at the Intel Research and Development (R&D) facility in Hillsboro is expected to advance the development of semiconductors while entrenching Intel and Oregon as industry…

Intended to increase the U.S.’s global share of advanced chip production from zero to 20%, the Biden administration has agreed to provide chip manufacturer Intel with up to $8.5 billion in direct funding, with an additional $11 billion…

With a growing need for workers in the semiconductor industry, Oregon's lawmakers have passed House Bill 4154 (HB 4154) which establishes a $10 million Semiconductor Talent Sustaining Fund. The bill supports workforce training at public…

With $50 billion in federal funding being made available as part of the CHIPS Act that was passed in 2022, semiconductor firms in Oregon will benefit, resulting in the growth of the number of jobs in this sector. UPDATE: $10 Million In…

The CHIPS and Science Act- passed in 2022 is set to start making progress in the local semiconductor ecosystem. Severe semiconductor supply chain disruption that resulted in a drop in supply internationally from 40% in 1990 to the current…