Computer chip manufacturers are responding to pandemic-driven supply chain hurdles—as well as to state government incentives and federal funding allocated by the CHIPS and Science Act signed by President Biden in August—with projects to build plants and boost their U.S.-based production. Boise, Idaho-based semiconductor company Micron Technology Inc. is currently seeking contractors for its plan to build a “megafab” in central New York. The company says it intends to invest as much as $100 billion over 20 years in construction of semiconductor chip fabrication facilities at its Clay, N.Y., site. Micron's investment alone will increase the U.S. share of global chip production by about 500%, according to comments by Biden during an event in Syracuse.
The company is aiming to begin site preparation work in 2023. Construction of the first $6.4-billion, 7.2-million-sq-ft plant is planned for 2024, according to Dodge Construction Network data. Micron says it plans to use sustainable building attributes and pursue LEED Gold status for the facility.