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Biden-Harris Administration Awards Additional $210 Million Tech Hub Grants

January 14, 2025, U.S. Economic Development Administration

Hillsboro Makes a Bid for Federal Workforce Funding

July 31, 2024, City of Hillsboro

Governor Kotek Announces Additional Finalized Oregon CHIPS Contracts

June 12, 2024, State of Oregon - Office of the Governor

Governor Kotek Announces State Commitment to National Semiconductor Technology Center

April 22, 2024, State of Oregon - Office of the Governor

Governor Kotek Announces Investment in New CHIPS Child Care Fund

April 17, 2024, State of Oregon - Office of the Governor

Governor Kotek Announces First Three Finalized Oregon CHIPS Contracts

January 5, 2024, State of Oregon - Office of the Governor

Governor Tina Kotek Signs Oregon CHIPS Act into Law

April 13, 2023, State of Oregon - Office of the Governor

  • “We have made strong contributions to maintain Oregon’s leadership in chip research and manufacturing, and historic investments through the CHIPS and Science Act will support major opportunities in our state and across the nation.”

    – Oregon Governor Tina Kotek

  • “Oregon’s Silicon Forest is a world-class hub for our nation’s semiconductor industry. Continued CHIPS Act investments will create thousands of high-tech, high-paying jobs that advance American competitiveness and maintain Oregon’s position as the beating heart of the American semiconductor industry.”

    – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden

  • “Making chips right here in America is critical to our nation’s future — and there is no better combination than Intel’s proven leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and Oregon’s homegrown talent to set us up for success. Federal investments in Intel, and other critical Silicon Forest partners, cements Oregon’s role as a national leader in semiconductor manufacturing for a generation to come.”

    – U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley

  • “Investments in Oregon’s Silicon Forest will help our region remain one of the world’s most important semiconductor and technology ecosystems. We’ve seen how past CHIPS Act investments into Intel, for example, have expanded Oregon’s world-class research and development facilities, keeping Hillsboro’s Gordon Moore Park at the forefront of innovation and created thousands of sustainable, family-wage jobs.”

    – U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici

  • “Already, Oregon has the Corvallis Microfluidics Tech Hub – one of only four such federally-designated hubs focusing on semiconductors – which is working on the rapid commercialization of chip-cooling technology critical for the growing global artificial intelligence boom. The collaboration in this effort by public and private partners, including Gov. Tina Kotek, our congressional delegation, Oregon’s public universities, Intel, HP, Nvidia and others, can land major economic victories for our state and cement Oregon’s status as the heart of U.S. semiconductor research and development.”

    – Oregon State Senator Janeen Sollman

  • “As a national center of semiconductor innovation, Hillsboro and Oregon are already home to one of the world’s leading clusters of semiconductor makers. With perhaps the world’s top concentration of leading talent and expertise, the Silicon Forest Partnership will further develop and foster applied research to help advance the State’s competitive position in the semiconductor industry."

    – City of Hillsboro Mayor Steve Callaway