{"id":382850,"date":"2026-07-02T00:12:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T00:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/382850\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T00:12:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T00:12:18","slug":"intel-launches-new-santa-clara-chip-hub-to-expand-local-manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/382850\/","title":{"rendered":"Intel launches new Santa Clara chip hub to expand local manufacturing"},"content":{"rendered":"

SANTA CLARA \u2014 Intel broke ground on what it describes as an expansion of its mask operations center<\/a> in Santa Clara, an essential first step in the chip manufacturing process.<\/p>\n

The new campus consists of two buildings that total 107,000 square feet, according to Santa Clara city planning files.<\/p>\n

\u201cSanta Clara has been home to some of Intel\u2019s most important manufacturing innovations for decades,\u201d said Frank Abboud, a vice president of the Intel Foundry unit and general manager of Intel\u2019s mask operations. \u201cWe\u2019re strengthening a critical capability that supports advanced process technology production around the world and reinforces Intel Foundry\u2019s commitment to advancing U.S. semiconductor manufacturing leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n

The production hub will be on a section of a 26-acre campus<\/a> at the corner of Bowers Avenue and Central Expressway, according to Intel.<\/p>\n

Intel Mask Operations has been part of the Bowers campus since 1986, Intel said. The site is part of Intel\u2019s broader mask operations footprint that helps enable production across Intel Foundry\u2019s global manufacturing network, the chipmaker said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe expansion reinforces Intel\u2019s long-standing presence in Santa Clara, its commitment to U.S. semiconductor leadership and the importance of advanced manufacturing capabilities in the California innovation ecosystem,\u201d Intel stated.<\/p>\n

The new facility is emerging at a time when semiconductor, computer, electronics, and peripheral equipment manufacturing jobs are growing in the South Bay, the state Employment Development Department reported in May.<\/p>\n

Over the one-year period that ended in May, the South Bay added 900 computer and electronics production jobs, a category that includes semiconductor positions, which is also growing, according to the EDD.<\/p>\n

\"Street-levelStreet-level view of the Intel Foundry manufacturing hub at 3065 Bowers Avenue in Santa Clara, concept.\u00a0(Intel)
\n\"AA section of the under-construction Intel Foundry manufacturing hub at 3065 Bowers Avenue in Santa Clara, as seen on June 30, 2026.\u00a0(Intel)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SANTA CLARA \u2014 Intel broke ground on what it describes as an expansion of its mask operations center…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":382851,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[184,387,7,8,3010,1335,383,5894,1533,181,23,100,388,88,90,89,197,198,94685,200,1970],"class_list":["post-382850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-jose","tag-bay-area","tag-business","tag-california","tag-california-news","tag-commercial-real-estate","tag-development","tag-economy","tag-intel","tag-keywee","tag-latest-headlines","tag-local-news","tag-news","tag-real-estate","tag-san-jose","tag-san-jose-headlines","tag-san-jose-news","tag-santa-clara","tag-santa-clara-county","tag-social-alert","tag-south-bay","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=382850"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382850\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/382851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=382850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=382850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=382850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}