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The "new silicon valley" is already Phoenix, AZ.
by blhack 6y ago
The "new silicon valley" is already Phoenix, AZ.
- chokeartist 6y agoBased on what? Not disputing you, legitimately curious. I am considering moving to Phoenix. Thanks!
- blhack 6y agoThe semiconductor industry has an huge presence here. Here's a new (major) fab going in: https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2020/10/20/semiconductor-manufacturer-zeroing-in-on-phoenix.html https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2020/10/20/semicond... Intel also has fabs here. Semiconductor manufacturing is a major industry in Phoenix.
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- burnthrow 6y ago"Has tech industry" is not the same as "new Silicon Valley." As defined by an insatiable need for new programmer blood. Phoenix is laughably far from having that. Seattle (mostly Amazon) and Austin in the last decade have come closest to that, and are still a far cry.
- blhack 6y agoSilicon Valley is called that because it’s where all of the chip fabs were. They’ve not anymore, and with TSMC coming to Phoenix, I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that Phoenix is becoming the center of the microprocessor manufacturing industry in the US. The existing infrastructure here with machine shops, contractors, etc that build and maintain the fab equipment is an obvious reason why they chose this City.
- mech422 6y agoSee my comment above - there's really been a ton of stuff spring up over the last 20 years. TMSC is supposed to be spending $26 billion on a new fab here in the next 5ish years or so. I'm hoping that breaks ground soon to help boost the economy after covid.