There was something called the Oregon Graduate Institute that the founders of Tektronix helped establish. The issue with Intel is that their management is not

There was something called the Oregon Graduate Institute that the founders of Tektronix helped establish. The issue with Intel is that their management is not in Oregon for the most part so they are not invested in the same way as Phil Knight (Nike’s founder) is. Intel has also historically relied on importing talent from outside Oregon so the lack of a world class research university in the Portland metro area has not hurt Intel too much. I am sure that they regret not having such an institution now though.