Why it matters
The semiconductors context.
Semiconductor fabs are among the most capital-intensive industrial facilities ever built — typically $10–$30B per leading-edge plant — and they take 3–5 years from groundbreaking to first wafer. The CHIPS & Science Act of 2022 catalyzed a US fab-construction cycle not seen in a generation, reversing decades of offshore concentration in Taiwan, South Korea, and China. Projects of this scale anchor regional economies for 30+ years and pull tens of thousands of supply-chain jobs alongside direct employment.
Project record
At a glance
- Company
- Intel (Fab 11X Rio Rancho)
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Location
- Rio Rancho, New Mexico
- Investment
- $3.50B
- Expected jobs
- 700
- Status
- Operational
- Announced
- May 3, 2021
- Expected opening
- Jan 1, 2024
- Added to tracker
- Feb 21, 2026
Sources
Official references
- Primary source https://newsroom.intel.com/press-kit/global-manufacturing/
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