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In July 2022, the U.S. Congress took strong action to secure the nation’s semiconductor supply chain by passing the CHIPS Act to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing and design.

This act created a huge opportunity to solidify Oregon’s position as a world leader in semiconductor innovation, dramatically expanding the state’s base of semiconductor design and manufacturing.

The Oregon Semiconductor Competitiveness Task Force was convened to develop a strategy to secure this once-in-a-generation opportunity for all Oregonians.

The Task Force identified key areas influencing the industry’s growth in Oregon:

Incentives
Environmental Regulation Enhancement
University & Industry Partnership Around Innovation
Industrial Land & Infrastructure

The final report outlined a path and roadmap for the work ahead.

With historic incentive investments at the state level, the City of Hillsboro is taking actions to support this opportunity locally.

Oregon CHIPS Act (Senate Bill 4)

Senate Bill 4 (SB 4), known as the Oregon CHIPS Act, aimed to address certain needs identified by the Task Force, industry partners, and federal guidelines in hopes of securing additional industry investment and some of the $52 billion federal funds available through the CHIPS and Science Act for economic resiliency in Oregon.

The successful bipartisan legislation represented an important first step to bolster Oregon’s semiconductor industry, seize a historic federal funding opportunity, and support America’s national security.

Industrial Land & Infrastructure

The opportunities for additional semiconductor investment in the State will come in many types and sizes.

One of the largest remaining hurdles to achieving the State’s Semiconductor Competitiveness Task Force recommendations is providing adequate and competitive sites for these opportunities.

As it stands, Oregon lacks both adequate funding for infrastructure, and tools for land aggregation to make large sites development ready to respond to strategic opportunities.

The Oregon CHIPS Act (Senate Bill 4) authorized the Governor the time-limited power to designate land — up to eight sites — currently outside of Urban Growth Boundaries to be brought into surrounding cities for semiconductor and other advanced manufacturing developments.

Key lands adjacent to Hillsboro were specifically identified as areas eligible for consideration by the Governor’s authority.

Areas adjacent to Hillsboro were identified as the most viable option for additional large scale semiconductors sites. Due to the proximity to existing semiconductor cluster, concentration of talent and workforce, proximity to suppliers, and Hillsboro's proven record of delivering the sites and infrastructure needed by this industry.

Hillsboro Technology Park Site

HTSP Map with Supply Chain
The 1,700-acre area, known as the Hillsboro Technology Park Site, was identified for its ability to efficiently provide industry-scale infrastructure and critically needed land for the supply chain required to support our existing industry base, as well as potential large campuses.

To support this effort the City began preliminary planning for the growth and development of the Hillsboro Technology Park Site in partnership with Washington County, Clean Water Services, Portland General Electric and the Oregon Department of Transportation.

In September 2023, the City of Hillsboro was awarded a $300,000 Economic Development Administration Federal Grant to support planning for land and infrastructure in the Hillsboro Technology Park Site.

The study area consists of 1,700 gross acres (approx. 1,300 usable acres) of vacant land, contiguous to the Metro Urban Growth Boundary and adjacent to the Hillsboro Industrial Area.

Planning for the area builds upon the original plans created when the area was previously designated and approved for potential future urban expansion.

Work in the area included an economic and fiscal impact analysis based on recent industry trends from publicly available information and discussions with industry stakeholders.

The projections used two alternative scenarios: one with, and one without, major IDM campuses and estimated what types of development could occur within a 20-year period.

Planning for the Hillsboro Technology Site brings together public and private sectors in the creation of an economic development roadmap to diversify and strengthen the regional and state economy for decades to come.