Known as the Community of Innovation, Chandler has a rich history in high-tech manufacturing and development that dates back more than 50 years and has become a popular base of operations for leading manufacturing employers.
In Chandler, you will find a wide range of different-sized manufacturers experiencing strong growth within our community.
Manufacturing industry jobs represent 23% of all jobs in Chandler, this is the highest percentage among the 10 largest cities in Greater Phoenix Region. Data Source: MAG 2022 Employer Database
A Few of the Leading Companies Operating in Chandler
The multinational technology company located in Chandler in 1980 and has approximately 12,000 employees spread across two campuses. Intel is currently build two new leading-edge chip factories and modernizing an existing fab at its Ocotillo Campus in Chandler, representing an investment of more than $32 billion.
The global semiconductor company has a manufacturing and R&D campus in Chandler with approximately 1,700 employees. NXP most recently completed a $100 million expansion at its Chandler campus dedicated to manufacturing 5G network transistors and RF power amplifiers.
Headquartered in Chandler, Microchip is a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors. The global company has approximately 1,700 employees in Chandler. Microchip was founded in 1987, but its history in Chandler dates back to the 1970s when it was the microelectronics division of General Instrument.
The company's launch vehicle business in Chandler began in the 1980s and recently moved into a new 633,000-square-foot build-to-suit campus on the Price Corridor to accommodate planned growth. Northrop Grumman has more than 2,000 employees in Chandler.
One of the world’s largest distributors of electronic components and embedded solutions. Avnet has approximately 600 employees at its logistics and distribution operations in Chandler.
Headquartered in Chandler, the engineered materials solutions company first located in 1966. Already the headquarters for the company's Advanced Connectivity Solutions business segment, Rogers Corporation relocated its global headquarters to Chandler in 2016. The company has approximately 400 employees in Chandler spread across multiple facilities.
Headquartered in Chandler, Isola designs, develops, manufactures and markets copper-clad laminates and dielectric prepregs used to fabricate advanced multilayer printed circuit boards.
Headquartered in Chandler, Everspin is a public semiconductor company and world leader in designing, manufacturing, and commercially shipping discrete and embedded Magnetoresistive RAM (MRAM) and Spin-Torque MRAM. The company has approximately 50 employees in Chandler.
Edwards recently opened a 200,000-square-foot facility to leverage the latest manufacturing and digital technologies to support the fast-growing North American semiconductor market with services and solutions for the efficient and environmentally sustainable production of chips. The company has approximately 80 employees in Chandler.
Recent News and Announcements
Comtech (NASDAQ: CMTL), a global technology leader, today announced the relocation of its corporate headquarters from Melville, NY to Chandler, Ariz. Comtech’s new corporate headquarters in Chandler boasts approximately 150,000 square feet of state-of-the-art office, engineering and manufacturing space that is designed to enhance operations, improve collaboration and accelerate the delivery of new technologies, systems and services to a variety of customers across global markets.
President Joe Biden that the U.S. Department of Commerce and Intel Corporation have reached terms on $8.5 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act spotlights efforts to establish American leadership in semiconductor manufacturing.
The decision to open a new manufacturing center in Arizona is part of Saras’ longer-term strategy to support its growth in the high-performance computing (HPC) artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) sectors and capitalize on the rapidly expanding semiconductor ecosystem in the region.
The $39-million investment in the new 75,000-square-foot building is the largest investment the company has made in its semiconductor equipment and services business, which has become a key growth driver thanks to a strong business pipeline.
Gummi World, a leading dietary supplement manufacturer, today celebrated the ribbon-cutting and grand opening ceremony for its new 55,000-square-foot dietary supplement manufacturing facility in Chandler, Arizona.
Yield Engineering Systems, known by the acronym YES, has leased 123,000 square feet at 3200 W. Germann Road within the acclaimed Price Corridor. The facility will support YES in serving the region’s thriving semiconductor industry.
Intel will be expanding its semiconductor manufacturing operations by building two new fabrication facilities at its Ocotillo Campus in Chandler. Intel expects Fab 52 and 62 to be production ready in 2024, creating more than 3,000 high-tech jobs.
VirTra, a global provider of training simulators for the law enforcement, military, educational and commercial markets, has acquired a property in Chandler, Arizona that consists of approximately 4.3 acres and an industrial building with approximately 76,650 square feet.
Netherlands-based ASML, a semiconductor equipment manufacturer, has signed a seven-year, 38,000 square foot office sublease on Price Corridor.
Edwards, the leading supplier of vacuum and abatement services and solutions to the global semiconductor industry, has announced its investment in a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Chandler. The facility is located at 2411 E. Germann Road, Chandler, Ariz.
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