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Menlo Micro Ideal Fab
Lansing, NY. Wafer fab.
Menlo Micro, headquartered in Irvine, CA
Ideal Fab retrofit, Tompkins County
Under construction as of Jul 11, 2023
Menlo Micro is retrofitting a Tompkins County building into its first U.S. fab for Ideal Switch devices, with U.S. manufacturing expected to start in 2024.
- Investment
- $50M
- Jobs
- 122
- Announced
- Jul 11, 2023
- Target
- 2024
- Type
- Wafer fab
- Process or product
- Ideal Switch (MEMS)
- Wafer size
- not stated
- CHIPS Act funding
- none on record
Timeline
- Announced
Gov. Hochul and Sen. Schumer announced Menlo Micro would invest over $50M to retrofit a Tompkins County fab; ESD awarded up to $6.5M in Excelsior Jobs tax credits.
Office of Sen. Schumer
Sources (4)
- Governor Hochul SGAP award release (Spanish translation) NY Governor's Office, Oct 2, 2024
- Menlo Micro to Fabricate its Ideal Switch Technology in New Fabrication Facility in Tompkins County, NY everything RF, Jul 12, 2023
- Menlo Microsystems to begin Ithaca-area operations in 2024 Central New York Business Journal, Jul 12, 2023
- Schumer, Hochul Announce Menlo Microsystems Will Invest $50 Million to Retrofit a Microelectronics Manufacturing Fab in Tompkins County Office of Sen. Schumer, Jul 11, 2023
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