Our Members
Silicon Forest Partnership members support a vision for the future—one where innovation thrives, research accelerates, and Oregon continues to be at the forefront of semiconductor development. Together, we are creating a lasting impact that ensures Oregon remains the global hub for high-tech industry advancement.
PREMIER MEMBERS
Business Oregon
Business Oregon operates an affiliate member structure, with representative companies across Oregon’s largest and most civically engaged enterprises located throughout Oregon. Members participate in every facet of the economy, including manufacturing, agriculture, electronics, software, natural resources, finance, energy, retailing, health care, and construction. Offering OBC an unrivaled ability to partner with Oregon leaders to identify and address policy issues of long-term importance to the wellbeing and prosperity of Oregonians—all of them in all parts of the state.
City of Hillsboro
Hillsboro is a business-friendly and business-focused community that supports the increasingly diverse industries that have taken root here. Home to over 110,000 residents and many major domestic and international companies, Hillsboro has firmly established its role as a major economic and employment center within the Portland metropolitan area. Hillsboro supports the largest concentration of integrated device manufacturers and semiconductor innovation centers in Oregon.
Intel, Corporation
Intel has been innovating and investing in Oregon since 1974, employing over 21,000 Oregonians working in the Silicon Forest. Intel’s operations anchor Oregon’s economy. Facilities, technologists, scientists, and the many subject matter experts that work in their Hillsboro locations will prove to be valuable partners locally, nationally, and internationally. As a key Oregon Semiconductor Task Force member and main driver of semiconductor research and development in Oregon and the nation, Intel is a key partner in the Silicon Forest Partnership.
Oregon State University
Oregon State University is the state’s largest public research university and is well-known for its expertise in advanced materials, chemistry, and devices used and developed by the semiconductor industry. The College of Engineering is the seventh largest in the US (by undergraduate enrollment) and has developed many industry collaborations on research, curriculum and workforce development, and strategic partnerships with other Oregon universities and community colleges.
Portland State University
Portland State University is an urban public research university that plays a growing role in Oregon’s innovation ecosystem and semiconductor workforce pipeline, especially through industry partnerships and applied research rather than large-scale chip fabrication R&D. Its contributions center on workforce development, internships, tech transfer, and collaborative initiatives that support the state’s “Silicon Forest” cluster anchored by companies like Intel and Siemens EDA.
Lam Research
Lam Research is a leading global supplier of semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment whose Oregon operations form one of its key innovation and manufacturing hubs. In Oregon, the company focuses on advanced equipment development, process R&D, and high‑value manufacturing that directly support chipmakers producing smaller, faster, and more energy‑efficient devices for applications like AI and advanced computing.
Siemens
Siemens, through its Siemens EDA division (formerly Mentor Graphics), is a major innovation anchor in Oregon, providing advanced electronic design automation (EDA) software that underpins much of the state’s semiconductor design and verification work. From its long‑time base in Wilsonville, Oregon, Siemens EDA contributes critical tools and expertise that enable local and global chipmakers to design complex integrated circuits, 3D ICs, and electronic systems used across computing, automotive, and communications markets.
Hewlett Packard
Hewlett-Packard (now HP Inc.) is a long-standing technology innovator in Oregon whose Corvallis campus has evolved from early PC and printing development into a key U.S. site for semiconductor-related microfluidics and MEMS manufacturing and R&D. In the state’s semiconductor ecosystem, HP’s Oregon operations focus on advanced silicon-based microfluidic devices and a “lab-to-fab” model that links research, prototyping, and high-volume production, especially for life-science and analytical equipment.