Innovative Research & Development Hub
Oregon is a national center of semiconductor innovation and home to one of the world’s leading clusters of semiconductor makers. With 12.5 times the national average concentration of computer hardware engineers, Oregon is the nation’s leading hub of semiconductor research and innovation.
R&D by the Numbers
5 major semiconductor chip designers
4 major electronic design automation firms
Oregon ranks 5th in the nation in patents per capita
7 major integrated device manufacturers (IDM’s)
1,000+ patents per year created by Intel’s Global R&D, exceeding outputs of more than 21 U.S. states combined
The Silicon Forest has been the heart of America’s semiconductor research & development for 50 years.
Home to Intel’s Global R&D
D1X Fab
Intel’s Gordon Moore Park at Ronler Acres is home to the D1X Fab facility, the nation’s largest semiconductor research and development fab with additional expansions in the works.
Key Technology
Oregon is the leading location in the United States with the High-NA EUV tool necessary to create the most advanced chips.
Innovations developed in Oregon include: PowerVia backside power, liquid cooling, quantum computing and Foveros advanced packaging technologies.
Intel has announced plans to invest an additional $36 billion in Hillsboro to:
Expand and modernize technology development facilities at D1X enabling Intel to invent and deliver the industry-leading technologies of the future.
Lead the industry by utilizing the world’s first and most advanced high-numerical aperture extreme ultraviolet (High-NA EUV) lithography tool.
Recent additions and expansions to the semiconductor innovation landscape include:
CorMic-EDA Microfluidics TechHub
Oregon State University, Hewlett-Packard, Thermo Fisher, Nvidia, the City of Hillsboro, and others on the only Microfluidic Tech Hub in the country. The technology being developed could significantly reduce electrical power consumption used to cool high performance data center chips and other applications.
Hitachi High-Tech America’s Center of Excellence
Semiconductor engineering innovation center is located in Hillsboro. The only other facility of its kind is at their Tokyo, Japan HQ.
Thermo Fisher’s Global R&D HQ
Their Focused Ion Beam Technology (FIB) Group Employs over 1,000 in Hillsboro.
Nvidia
Lam Research
Microsoft’s Chip Engineering Design Center
Jireh Semiconductor
Lattice Semiconductor