With $32 billion in facility-specific investment and 3,000 permanent operating jobs announced, this project clears both of AFT's qualifying thresholds ($100 million in facility-specific investment OR 100 permanent operating jobs). It is also confirmed by official public sources and involves a physical manufacturing facility in the United States.
View full methodology →The semiconductors context.
Semiconductor fabrication plants, known as fabs, rank among the most capital-intensive industrial facilities ever built—often requiring $10–$30 billion and several years from groundbreaking to initial production. The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 accelerated a U.S. construction cycle spanning advanced chip fabrication, legacy-node production, semiconductor equipment, packaging, and critical materials. These projects create long-term manufacturing footprints while attracting suppliers, infrastructure investment, and specialized technical work.
At a glance
- Company
- Intel
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Location
- Chandler, Arizona
- Investment
- $32.00B
- Permanent jobs announced
- 3,000
- Status
- Operational
- Announced
- Mar 23, 2021
- Opening timeline
- Partial startup: Intel reported Fab 52 fully operational in October 2025. Fab 62 remains under construction; Intel's October 2026 update says construction and tool installation are underway, with operations expected by the end of 2028. AFT's recorded investment and announced jobs cover the broader tracked expansion, not just the operating fab or current spending and employment.
- Added to tracker
- Aug 29, 2026
Official references
- Intel's March 23, 2021 Arizona expansion announcement https://www.intc.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1452/intel-announces-major-expansion-in-arizona
- Intel's September 24, 2021 Fab 52 and Fab 62 groundbreaking https://www.intc.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1501/intel-breaks-ground-on-two-new-leading-edge-chip-factories
- Intel's $32 billion-plus Ocotillo Fab 52/Fab 62/Fab 42 construction update https://newsroom.intel.com/intel-foundry/updates-intel-10-largest-construction-projects
- Intel's October 2025 Fab 52 operational update https://newsroom.intel.com/client-computing/intel-unveils-panther-lake-architecture-first-ai-pc-platform-built-on-18a
- NIST CHIPS Chandler location page https://www.nist.gov/chips/intel-corporation-arizona-chandler
- Intel SEC filing: CHIPS direct funding agreement https://www.intc.com/filings-reports/all-sec-filings/content/0000050863-25-000009/a12282024ex22.htm
- Intel's October 2026 U.S. manufacturing update https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/opinion/building-america-capacity-to-innovate.html
Cite this project
American Factory Tracker. "Ocotillo Campus Expansion — Intel, Chandler, AZ." https://americanfactorytracker.com/projects/intel-ocotillo-campus-expansion-chandler. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Please also cite the original sources listed above for underlying figures.