There are already a number of fabs there. Intel has a big presence. Government support, infranstructure and an experienced (although insufficient at this point)

There are already a number of fabs there. Intel has a big presence. Government support, infranstructure and an experienced (although insufficient at this point) workforce are already there. The reason there is a chip fab activity in Phoenix goes back to 1949 [0] when Motorola built a lab there. In 1952, they started making semiconductors and eventually chips. [0] https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA79561583&sid=googleScholar&v=2.1&it=r&linkaccess=abs&issn=0038111X&p=AONE&sw=w&userGroupName=anon%7Ef79c90d7&aty=open-web-entry https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA79561583&sid=googleSc...