Arizona-based Hyperion Technologies wants to fill a gap in the nation’s emerging semiconductor ecosystem.
The startup has proposed a state-of-the-art, fully automated manufacturing plant totaling approximately 600,000 square feet in metro Phoenix. The first phase of the project, likely destined for the West Valley, would represent a $1.5 billion investment and would result in a proliferation of semiconductor facilities across the region.
Hyperion CEO Sam Salama said the facility will create 1,500 direct jobs and provide advanced, high-density interconnect substrates and interconnect fabrics (the “operational devices” for semiconductor chips). He said that it is expected that production will be domesticated.
“If you imagine a chip as a piece of Lego, and you have a platform, you put these Lego pieces together to form modern computing systems that are needed for AI and high-performance computing,” Salama said. Masu.
The most advanced substrates are primarily sourced from Asian countries such as Japan, where most of these devices are currently produced. “There is no entity in the United States that would fabricate this. We are truly the first,” Salama said.
By leveraging its extensive industry experience and key technology partners, Hyperion expects to be the only company in the U.S. producing these devices at scale as it grows, leaving major players with a monopoly. potential to compete on a global stage in a $600 billion industry.
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