Microchip Technology drops plans to build chip factory in Gresham, report says
Microchip Technology will not build a semiconductor factory in Gresham, according to media reports. that the company would add hundreds of jobs to ...

Microchip Technology will not build a semiconductor factory in Gresham, according to media reports. that the company would add hundreds of jobs to the east metro community by expanding its manufacturing presence with a new fab. But the Oregonian reported Tuesday that the company dropped plans for a $5 billion factory and would instead work with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (NYSE: TSM) to produce new chips. The newspaper quoted Greater Portland Inc. CEO Monique Claiborne as saying Microchip Technologies has decided not to invest in new factories in the U.