# Amkor to build $2B chip packaging plant in Peoria, Arizona

Amkor Technology will build a new advanced semiconductor packaging facility in Peoria, Arizona, with an investment of approximately $2 billion. Apple will be the first and largest customer of the facility, which will package Apple silicon produced at the nearby TSMC fab.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-11-30
- Where: Peoria, Arizona, United States
- Value: $2.00B
- Jobs: 2,000
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 500,000 square feet of clean room space
- Products: advanced semiconductor packaging, silicon packaging
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Amkor Technology](https://endata.com/companies/21914.md)
- [Apple](https://endata.com/companies/2967.md) (customer)
- [TSMC](https://endata.com/companies/15886.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [apple.com](https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/11/apple-announces-expanded-partnership-with-amkor-for-silicon-packaging/), 2023-11-30: "Apple is deeply committed to the future of American manufacturing, and we’ll continue to expand our investment here in the United States."
- [ir.amkor.com](https://ir.amkor.com/news-releases/news-release-details/amkor-announces-us-advanced-packaging-and-test-facility), 2023-11-30: "Expansion of a US semiconductor supply chain is underway, and as the largest US-headquartered advanced packaging company, we are excited to lead the charge in bolstering America’s advanced packaging capabilities."
- [reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/technology/amkor-build-2-billion-arizona-semiconductor-packaging-plant-2023-11-30/), 2023-11-30: "Amkor said it will provide advanced packaging and testing of semiconductors to support high-performance computing, automotive, and communications and when the new facility opens, Apple will be its first and largest customer."
- [electronicsweekly.com](https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/amkor-to-invest-2bn-in-arizona-packaging-plant-2023-12/), 2023-12-01: "Amkor, the world’s second largest OSAT company, plans to invest $2 billion in a packaging plant in Peoria, Arizona which will employ 2,000 people."

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