Intel broke ground on two new semiconductor factories in Chandler, Ariz. on Sept. 24, 2021. The new factories (or fabs) are expected to cost $20 billion to construct.
       
     
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger talks with Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey.
       
     
Gelsinger worked at Intel for decades before leaving to work at EMC and VMware. He returned to Intel as CEO in February 2021.
       
     
The Wings of Flight Foundation conducted a biplane flyover after the groundbreaking.
       
     
Intel employs about 12,000 people in Arizona, but the two new fabs will provide work for another 3,000 people once production is complete in a few years. (All photos by Andy Blye)
       
     
Intel broke ground on two new semiconductor factories in Chandler, Ariz. on Sept. 24, 2021. The new factories (or fabs) are expected to cost $20 billion to construct.
       
     
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Intel broke ground on two new semiconductor factories in Chandler, Ariz. on Sept. 24, 2021. The new factories (or fabs) are expected to cost $20 billion to construct.

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger talks with Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey.
       
     
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Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger talks with Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey.

Gelsinger worked at Intel for decades before leaving to work at EMC and VMware. He returned to Intel as CEO in February 2021.
       
     
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Gelsinger worked at Intel for decades before leaving to work at EMC and VMware. He returned to Intel as CEO in February 2021.

The Wings of Flight Foundation conducted a biplane flyover after the groundbreaking.
       
     
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The Wings of Flight Foundation conducted a biplane flyover after the groundbreaking.

Intel employs about 12,000 people in Arizona, but the two new fabs will provide work for another 3,000 people once production is complete in a few years. (All photos by Andy Blye)
       
     
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Intel employs about 12,000 people in Arizona, but the two new fabs will provide work for another 3,000 people once production is complete in a few years. (All photos by Andy Blye)