Accelerating Microelectronics Production News Today

Happy with the results from its first-ever Global Economic Summit in May, the Indiana Economic Development Corp. has lined up dates for a second one.

Indiana Secretary of Commerce Bradley B. Chambers discusses the state’s robust economy, and why the microelectronics industry is on the rise.

Ground has been broken on a $84m microelectronics campus at WestGate@Crane Technology Park (WestGate), Indiana, to support growth of the state’s semiconductor market.

Microchip maker SkyWater Technology Inc. will build a $1.8 billion semiconductor plant at Purdue University in West Lafayette, a huge step in Indiana’s recent efforts to become a major player

The project stands to receive more than $70 million in state economic development incentives and will hinge on whether it lands federal funding though the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors, or CHIPS, program.

Purdue University’s College of Engineering is partnering with MediaTek Inc., a leading global fabless chipmaker, to open the companys first first semiconductor chip design center in the Midwest, to be housed on Purdue’s campus.

Purdue University’s College of Engineering is partnering with MediaTek Inc., a leading global fabless chipmaker, to open the Midwest’s first semiconductor chip design center, to be housed on Purdue’s campus.

INDIANAPOLIS—The Accelerating Microelectronics Production and Development (AMPD) task force has been launched to help solve the global chip shortage.

More than 800 business and government leaders from 30-some countries are in Indianapolis this week for the inaugural Indiana Global Economic Summit. Gov. Eric Holcomb and the Indiana Economic Development Corp. are using the event to showcase the state as a place for development and innovation. Check back here for updates.

Experts say Indiana can’t take its foot off the proverbial gas; state economic development leaders say they are moving in the right direction.