Impact

Workforce Development

• UTD is part of the ASA network to develop a standard curriculum.
• UTD is building a partner network of community colleges to train students.
• Partners in the industry provide job training and path to employment.

Multiplier Effect of Job Creation

For every position created in the semiconductor manufacturing industry, an additional 5.7 indirect jobs are created in other domestic industries.

North Texas Expansion Announcements:

https://news.ti.com/blog/2022/09/29/tis-new-300-millimeter-wafer-fab-in-richardson-texas-begins-initial-production

https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2022/06/globalwafers-selects-sherman-texas-new-semiconductor-silicon-wafer-site

https://www.kxii.com/2022/12/07/finisar-proposes-3-billion-sherman-expansion-new-facility/

• There are 15,000 new semiconductor-related jobs in North Texas through 2027.
• Each semiconductor position leads to ~5.7 additional jobs in the community (see SIA graph below).