Arizona, ASU score CHIPS for America flagship semiconductor facility

The U.S. Department of Commerce and Natcast announced Monday that Arizona will be home to the country’s third flagship CHIPS for America research and development facility, underscoring the state’s …

Arizona’s semiconductor industry just got another boost.The U.S. Department of Commerce and Natcast announced Monday that Arizona will be home to the country’s third flagship CHIPS for America research and development facility, underscoring the state’s growing role in the national semiconductor industry.The NSTC Prototyping and NAPMP Advanced Packaging Piloting Facility will operate at 8240 S. River Parkway in Arizona State University’s Research Park in Tempe.Natcast is the operator of the National Semiconductor Technology Center, a public-private consortium dedicated to semiconductor research and development in the U.S.“This facility will be a premier destination where researchers from industry, academia, startups, and the broader semiconductor ecosystem will convene to explore, experiment, and collaborate on the next generation of semiconductor and packaging technologies that will power the industries of the future,” Deirdre Hanford, Natcast CEO, said in a statement.The new …

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