Amkor Technology to expand Peoria semiconductor campus, bring 3,000 new jobs - 12News

Amkor Technology announced plans to expand its future semiconductor campus in Peoria, Arizona, from 104 to 171 acres as part of a $7 billion project expected to create 3,000 high-quality jobs. The fac... Read original →

Amkor’s Peoria expansion is a strategic linchpin in America’s semiconductor supply chain de-risking. Technically, its 750,000 sq ft of cleanroom space fills a critical void in domestic advanced packaging, reducing Apple and NVIDIA’s reliance on Taiwan, China-based OSATs and enabling localized Chiplet integration. Compliance-wise, while heavily leveraged on CHIPS Act subsidies, future export controls could restrict its ability to serve Chinese clients, increasing operational friction. Competitively, Taiwanese OSATs like ASE may accelerate Mexico investments to retain North American access, while TSMC and Intel’s nearby fabs will forge a front-end/back-end cluster that marginalizes standalone packagers. Over the next 18 months, this campus will anchor Arizona’s semiconductor ecosystem—but subsidy delays or policy shifts post-2026 U.S. elections could jeopardize the 2028 production timeline.