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ASU in position to accelerate collaboration between space, semiconductor industries
March 21, 2025 | ASU News
More than 200 academic, business and government leaders in the space industry converged in Tempe March 19–20 for the third annual Arizona Space Summit, a statewide effort designed to elevate Arizona as a premier hub for the space sector.
The summit discussed ideas such as how Arizona’s space and semiconductor industries can collaborate for economic growth, leveraging Arizona’s research universities, and designing for permanent habitation on orbital and lunar stations.
ASU propels chip R&D as Arizona and US lure fabs
March 28, 2025 | Fierce Electronics
Arizona ranks as a veritable powerhouse for chips, with exploding growth of mega fabs from TSMC and Intel in the Phoenix area.
Behind that expansion of actual fabrication of semiconductors used for a variety of electronics, research and partnerships with private industry have been underway for years at Arizona State University in Tempe, east of Phoenix.
Arizona attracts “crown jewel” of microelectronics R&D
March 1, 2025 | Sacramento Business Journal
More than two years following the CHIPS & Science Act’s enactment, one place in particular includes all the pieces needed to realize this vision: Arizona.
Arizona has emerged as the world’s go-to destination for companies charting the future of digital technology. Since 2020, Arizona has led the nation in new semiconductor investment, with more than $105 billion announced.
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