Amkor Technology signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms with the US Department of Commerce to receive up to $400 million in direct funding and $200 million in loans under the CHIPS Act for its planned advanced packaging and test facility in Peoria, Arizona. Amkor projects to invest approximately $2 billion and employ about 2,000 people.
Polar Semiconductor will receive up to $120 million in federal funding under the CHIPS and Science Act to expand its Bloomington, Minnesota manufacturing facility, potentially doubling U.S. production capacity.
The US Department of Commerce signed a preliminary memorandum with Samsung for $6.4 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS Act to support a new chip manufacturing hub in Taylor, Texas, and expansion of an existing site in Austin, creating over 20,000 jobs.