Why Intel Wants to Build a New "Silicon Heartland" in Ohio
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Intel is the most iconic semiconductor maker in the world. But it's no longer the most advanced.
To help regain its chip-making prowess, Intel recently announced a plan to invest at least $20 billion in a manufacturing facility in Ohio, one that could become the world's largest when completed.
The location will be the company's first new U.S. manufacturing site in 40 years when the first two factories start mass-production in 2025. The site will be a vast operation, occupying 1,000 acres to start, with space to build up to eight factories in the future. At an event at the White House with President Biden and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Intel executives called the Ohio investment the “catalyst for a Silicon Heartland.”
Editors James Morra of Electronic Design, David Maliniak of Microwaves & RF, and Robert Schoenberger of Industry Week, along with Objective Analysis's Jim Handy, discuss the announcement in-depth. They go into the implications for the global chip shortage and how Intel's move could affect the future of advanced chip-making in the U.S. They also address what the stakes are for Intel, which under CEO Pat Gelsinger has pledged more than $100 billion of investments to fuel its recovery plans.
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About the Author
David Maliniak
MWRF Executive Editor
James Morra
Senior Editor
James Morra is the senior editor for Electronic Design, covering the semiconductor industry and new technology trends, with a focus on power electronics and power management. He also reports on the business behind electrical engineering, including the electronics supply chain. He joined Electronic Design in 2015 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
Robert Schoenberger
Editor-in-Chief, IndustryWeek
Robert Schoenberger has been writing about manufacturing technology in one form or another since the late 1990s. He began his career in newspapers in South Texas and has worked for The Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Mississippi; The Courier-Journal in Louisville, Kentucky; and The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, where he spent more than six years as the automotive reporter. In 2014, he launched Today's Motor Vehicles (now EV Manufacturing & Design), a magazine focusing on design and manufacturing topics within the automotive and commercial truck worlds. He joined IndustryWeek in late 2021.