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With shovels on dirt, the arizone -based semiconductor firm Amkor broke the ground In a massive test and semiconductor testing campus of $ 7 billion in Peoria, Arizona, according to a statement on Monday.
Originally the installation had to be Located in a package of 56 hectares Within the development of five northern mixed use in Vistancia, also located in Peoria. The installation will now be located in a 104 -hectare place at a technology center known as Peoria Innovation Core due to the reach of the largest project.
The investment is $ 5 billion more than $ 2 billion AMKOR commitment for installation, and also involved an exchange of land packages. Expanded expense includes an additional space in the clean room and a second packaging and installation of green field tests, which increases the influx of cash to $ 7 billion in two phases, according to Amkor.
Once the two phases are completed, the Campus will offer more than 750,000 square feet of clean space and will support customers such as Apple and Nvidia, according to the statement.
Project funding comes from state and local governments, along with Advanced Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit and About $ 407 million from Chips lawAccording to an amkor 10-Q presented by the second quarter of 2025.
Amkor investment is another in a long list of Semiconductor Projects in Arizonaincluded Fabs of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and nvidia.
Approaching occurs when the United States strives to reduce their confidence in foreign semiconductors. In August, President Donald Trump announced his intention to do Apply 100% rates for semiconductor imports. Last year, the The United States imported $ 22.6 billion from semiconductorAccording to the Observatory of Economic Complex Hub. Of this total, more than $ 5.6 billion in imports originated in Vietnam. Thailand and Malaysia exported each of $ 3 billion to the United States
“Arizona offers the proper combination of talent, infrastructure and the presence of the industry, and we are proud to deepen our roots here,” said Giel Rutten, President and CEO of Amkor, in the statement.
It is expected that the construction of the first manufacturing installation on the campus will be completed in mid -2017, according to launch, with production in early 2028.
