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Ohio fabs (from 19) lion over the next decade in partnerships
with Ohio universities, community colleges
Advanced manufacturing, research and de- and the U.S. National Science Foundation.
velopment and talent are part of Ohioans’
DNA, and we are proud that chips – which Range of activities
power the future – will be made in Ohio,” These partnerships will span a range of
DeWine added. activities, from collaborative research
projects to building
semiconductor-specifi c
curricula for associ-
ate and undergraduate
degree programs.

In addition to provid-
ing capacity for Intel’s
leading-edge products,
these new factories
will support growing
demand for the com-
pany’s new foundry
business, Intel Found-
ry Services (IFS).

Intel’s foundry
“With IFS, Intel is
opening its factory
doors wide to serve
the needs of foundry
customers around
the globe — many of
whom are looking for
more geographical bal-
ance in the semicon-
ductor supply chain,”
said Dr. Randhir
Thakur, senior vice
president and presi-
dent of Intel Foundry
Services.

“The Ohio factories
are designed for the
While Intel’s Ohio fabs announcement was big news for the semiconductor industry, it was even ‘Angstrom era,’ said
bigger news for Ohio. This is the splash page of the January 21 Columbus Dispatch, the largest
newspaper in the area. Thakur, including In-
tel’s 18A process.
To help develop and attract a pipeline of
skilled talent from within the region, Intel Currently Intel has domestic fabs in Ari-
plans to invest approximately $100 mil- zona, New Mexico and Oregon. Intel closed
its last California fab in 2008.