The gold-plating process C-Hawk Technology, a global leader in complex manufacturing solutions, delivers industry-leading gold plating through its Arizona-based subsidiary, Gold Tech Industries. The company has supported the semiconductor industry since 1984. It specializes in precision gold plating for multicomponent assemblies used to produce silicon wafers, the base … [More]
Going for the Gold – Electroplating and More where Precision and Compliance Are Non-Negotiable
Meet C-Hawk Technology
Decades of Leadership Making Chips, Jobs and Strong Community
Meet Intel
Ocotilla Fab Intel is a global leader in semiconductor design and manufacturing. For more than five decades, Intel has been at the heart of innovation in computing, enabling advances across personal computers, data centers, networking and, now, artificial intelligence. Today, Intel delivers leading-edge process and packaging technology while also providing customers with a … [More]
How Contractors Are Supporting the Semiconductor Surge with Highly Specialized Precision Work
Meet Nox Group
In semiconductor construction, much of the attention goes to the size of the fabs or the dollar value of investment. But the real complexity lies in what happens after the walls go up: installing the advanced tools that manufacture the chips themselves. The tool install phase demands an extraordinary level of precision — microns of tolerance within ultra-clean environments. … [More]
Changing How Power Is Delivered at Scale and Helping Bolster the Domestic Semiconductor Supply Chain
Meet Saras Micro Devices, Inc.
The explosive growth of AI data centers is transforming the semiconductor industry while at the same time raising significant concerns about power consumption. As designers strive to create more powerful integrated devices that keep pace with performance demands, traditional power management architectures are starting to reveal their limitations. Embeddable passive components … [More]
Sustainable, Locally Manufactured Energy Storage to Advance Arizona’s Semiconductor Growth
Meet SorbiForce, Inc.
With multibillion-dollar semiconductor manufacturing facilities rising across the state and a deep supplier base taking root, Arizona has become one of the country’s fastest growing semiconductor hubs. As that footprint expands under the CHIPS and Science Act, reliable, stable power is now mission critical for around-the-clock manufacturing. Meanwhile, Wood Mackenzie estimates … [More]
High-Volume Chip Producer TSMC Arizona: An Economic Engine for the State
Meet TSMC Arizona
Arizona, once defined by the five C’s — Cotton, Citrus, Copper, Cattle and Climate — is now bolstered by another “C”: chips. And you cannot make microchips without semiconductors. Our state has become the hub for the burgeoning semiconductor industry, ranking No. 1 in the U.S. for semiconductor activity in 2025 by Business Facilities magazine and among the top three states … [More]
SEMI Complete: The Semiconductor Ecosystem Brings Arizona Front and Center
In her Guest Editor Letter for this October edition of In Business Magazine, TSMC Arizona President Rose Castanares cites figures from the Arizona Commerce Authority that Arizona has attracted more than 60 expansions in the semiconductor industry since 2020, representing roughly 25,000 projected new jobs and more than $205 billion in investment — more than any other state. It … [More]
ASU and will.i.am Partner on AI Training to Build Arizona’s Future Workforce
As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly more prevalent, Arizona State University is partnering with tech innovator and creator will.i.am to design new educational models that better prepare today’s learners for the digital economy of tomorrow. will.i.am and ASU President Michael Crow announced the collaboration on a new ASU AI course, “The Agentic Self,” to be … [More]
Waste Reduction Is Key for the Semiconductor Industry
Arizona expansion is part of ‘Green Up’ strategy for environmental service company Veolia
It could not be a better time to do business in the Valley of the Sun, where the Phoenix region’s dominance in the microchip semiconductor industry is taking an already-booming economy to new levels of growth and opportunity. Long recognized as a national leader in environmental innovation, the Phoenix region is setting the standard for high-tech manufacturing in the U.S. … [More]
ASU Professor Honored for Innovation in 3D Chip Design
Arizona State University’s Krishnendu Chakrabarty, Ph.D., has received the prestigious SRC Innovation Award for a patent that could reshape how next-generation semiconductors are built. The award, presented by the Semiconductor Research Corporation, recognizes patented research that makes a real-world impact. Dr. Chakrabarty’s winning design, U.S. Patent US10444279B2, … [More]
Arizona Leads the Way in Building Resilient Supply Chains
In today's fast-paced global economy, agile and responsive supply networks are crucial for business success. Arizona emerges as a pioneer in supply chain resilience, offering innovative solutions to meet modern challenges, particularly in the semiconductor industry. Recent global disruptions exposed vulnerabilities in traditional supply chain models. Companies now recognize … [More]
AI, Game Play and People Development
“AI-powered simulations now allow people to rehearse tough conversations, practice decision-making and close real skill gaps without fear of embarrassment,” says Trond Aas, CEO of Attensi, the world’s leading provider of game-based solutions for skills and people development, observing that technology is catching up to human psychology. The problem these simulations address … [More]
Powering Phoenix’s Tech Growth with Data Infrastructure
Greater Phoenix is climbing fast as one of the nation’s top technology hubs. The region has seen record-breaking job growth in software, semiconductors and AI-driven enterprises. But behind every startup and every Fortune 500 expansion is a basic need that rarely makes headlines: data capacity. Without the infrastructure to store, process and move information, growth … [More]
The Origins of Efficiency
Efficiency is the engine that powers human civilization. It’s the reason rates of famine have fallen precipitously; literacy has risen; and humans are living longer, healthier lives compared to preindustrial times. But where do improvements in production efficiency come from? In The Origins of Efficiency, Brian Potter argues that improving production efficiency — finding ways … [More]
Tech Tides: How Innovation Shapes Global Power
Edoardo Giglio, a leading expert in cyber and strategic risk management, delves into the transformative power of innovation strategies in shaping the modern geopolitical landscape. As traditional military might gives way to technological prowess, this book reveals how countries can compete and collaborate within the global innovation ecosystem. Through detailed case studies, … [More]
Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to AI
For professionals feeling overwhelmed by the complexity of artificial intelligence, worried about how AI might impact their job, or afraid they’re already falling behind the competition, this practical, empowering guide offers a clear, jargon-free path to understanding and applying artificial intelligence in their career and daily life. This book will show readers — whether … [More]
Guest Editor: Rose Castanares, TSMC Arizona
Chip Power Chips power more than the devices — from smart phones to medical applications to home appliances and to cars –— that define contemporary life; here in Arizona, they also power our community. TSMC first announced its plan to bring cutting-edge semiconductor manufacturing capability to the U.S. in May 2020. According to the Arizona Commerce Authority, since 2020 … [More]
Arizona Science Center Partners with Semiconductor Equipment Co., Connecting Students to Chip Careers
Semiconductors power everything from TikTok videos to Mars rovers, but does anyone actually know how these tiny tech wonders work? ASM, a semiconductor equipment company with a nearly 50-year history in Arizona, is launching an exhibition titled "From Sand to Stars: A Semiconductor Adventure" at Arizona Science Center to pull back the curtain on this magical world. Running … [More]
