In what will be the largest-ever economic development investment in Utah, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) will invest $11 billion to build a 300-millimeter semiconductor wafer fabrication plant (fab) next to its existing 300-mm semiconductor wafer fab in Lehi (LFAB). Once completed, TI’s two Lehi fabs will operate as a single fab. The landmark investment project will create approximately 800 additional TI jobs, as well as thousands of indirect jobs.
“This new fab is part of our long-term, 300-mm manufacturing roadmap to build the capacity our customers will need for decades to come,” said Haviv Ilan, TI executive vice president and chief operating officer, and incoming president and chief executive officer. “Our decision to build a second fab in Lehi underscores our commitment to Utah and is a testament to the talented team there who will lay the groundwork for another important chapter in TI’s future. With the anticipated growth of semiconductors in electronics, particularly in industrial and automotive, and the passage of the CHIPS and Science Act, there is no better time to further invest in our internal manufacturing capacity.”
TI will also strengthen its partnership with the Alpine School District and will invest $9 million to improve student opportunities and outcomes.
“Companies like Texas Instruments continue to invest in Utah because of our world-class business climate and exceptional workforce,” said Governor Spencer Cox. “TI’s new semiconductor fab will solidify Utah as a global semiconductor manufacturing hub for generations to come.”
TI chose to expand in Lehi because of its access to skilled talent, robust existing infrastructure and strong network of community partners. The new fab will manufacture tens of millions of analog and embedded processing chips daily that will go into electronics everywhere.
The fab will be designed to meet one of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) building rating system’s highest levels of structural efficiency and sustainability: LEED Gold. Plans include recycling water at nearly double the rate of the existing Lehi fab. Advanced 300-mm equipment and processes in Lehi will further reduce waste, water and energy consumption per chip.
Construction of the new fab is expected to begin in the second half of 2023, with production as early as 2026. The cost of the new fab is included in TI’s previously announced capital spending plan to expand manufacturing capacity, and will complement TI’s existing 300-mm fabs, which include DMOS6 in Dallas;, RFAB1 and RFAB2, both in Richardson, TX; and LFAB in Lehi, UT. TI is also building four new 300-mm wafer fabs in Sherman, TX.
