US chipmaker Micron Technology says work will start this Friday on the biggest semiconductor manufacturing facility in the country in Clay, outside Syracuse in New York State.
Also the biggest private investment in the state’s history, the $100bn facility will contain up to four fabs, each with 600,000-sq-ft of cleanrooms used for manufacturing Dynamic Random-Access Memory chips for use in AI.
If all four fabs are built, a quarter of all US chips will be made there.
Gilbane has carried out pre-construction and enabling works on its 680-acre site.
When the CHIPS and Science Act was passed in 2022, Micron said it would invest $100bn in the facility.
The Act allocated $53bn in subsidies for investment in chip fabrication plants on American soil.
New York State expects the plant to create 9,000 direct jobs when it opens, and 40,000 indirect jobs.
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul said: “Micron’s $100bn investment in New York marks the start of something transformative in scale and possibility for our state’s economic future.”
Sanjay Mehrotra, Micron’s president, said: “Our investments and progress solidify our position as the only United States manufacturer of memory.”
- Subscribe here to get stories about construction around the world in your inbox three times a week
Further Reading:
