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Texoma Semiconductors

Semiconductors are the brains behind the 21st century devices we all depend on. The Texoma Semiconductor Tech Hub is dedicated to building jobs and a skilled workforce across Texas and Oklahoma to reduce our dependence on importing these crucial components.

“Today I saw an incredible amount of collaboration across all the different institutions here in the hub.”

On July 29, 2024, U.S. Department of Commerce's EDA Tech Hubs Program Director Eric Smith reflects on his visit to the Texoma Semiconductor Tech Hub, which gave him the opportunity to tour different hub areas, meet consortium members and attend informative roundtable discussions.

EDA Press Release

“The Texoma Semiconductor Tech Hub embodies the spirit and potential of the Tech Hubs program to take centers of excellence and make them world-class tech ecosystems through targeted investments,” said Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo.

“That’s precisely why I’ve asked Director Smith to travel to Texas to meet with leadership and provide technical assistance on their strategy. The Tech Hubs Program is crucial to ensuring tech industries vital to U.S. economic and national security start, stay, and grow in the U.S., and that’s why I’m committed to future rounds of funding and working with lawmakers to support additional federal resources to support all of our designees.”

We Are Texoma Tech Hub

The Texoma Semiconductor Innovation Consortium is a powerhouse of Universities, Corporations, and Municipalities focused on building the infrastructure for research, prototyping, training, and manufacture of Semiconductors across the Texas Oklahoma border.

Landmark Bipartisan Cruz-Kelly Chips Permitting Reform Bill Heads to POTUS’ Desk

September 23, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement after bipartisan legislation he authored with Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) to dramatically expedite semiconductor manufacturing plant construction passed the House of Representatives. The Kelly-Cruz bill, which removes burdensome hurdles to achieving environmental reviews and permits for microchip projects, previously passed the Senate unanimously and now heads to the President’s desk for his signature.

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$1.6 billion dollars to fund Texas Instruments’ new facilities, thousands of jobs expected

AUGUST 17, 2024
“Not only are these engineering jobs and high tech production jobs, but of course they have security, cafeteria, custodial, they have all these other jobs that go together to provide this working facility,” Plyler said.
Sherman’s two working facilities will be designed to support a sustainable future for both the environment and its employees.

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TI scores $1.6B from Feb for Sherman semiconductor plants

AUGUST 16, 2024
The $1.6 billion will be split across the three locations. But the investment will help Texas Instruments reach completion of the 300-mm fabrication facilities. The Sherman facilities will be responsible for producing more than 100 million chips daily. The plant will produce different chips on nodes ranging from 65 to 130 nanometers.
Other North Texas institutions like Southern Methodist University and the University of Texas at Dallas have been prepping students and other stakeholders through its work from SMU’s Texoma Semiconductor Tech Hub and UTD’s Semiconductor Workforce Development Consortium.

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Eric Smith, Tech Hubs Director, to Visit Texoma Semiconductor Tech Hub in Texas

July 29, 2024
“The Texoma Semiconductor Tech Hub embodies the spirit and potential of the Tech Hubs program to take centers of excellence and make them world-class tech ecosystems through targeted investments,” said Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo.

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Texas Instruments will receive $1.6 billion in CHIPS and Science Act funding

AUGUST 16, 2024

Proposed funding, coupled with an estimated $6 billion to $8 billion in investment tax credit, will help TI provide geopolitically dependable, 300mm capacity for analog and embedded processing semiconductors.

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Texoma Tech Hub receives a Consortium Accelerator Award

JULY 29, 2024
Texoma Semiconductor Tech Hub Receives $500,000 from Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration

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GWA to receive significant funding for wafer production

JULY 17, 2024
TSTH member and strong supporter GlobalWafers America (GWA) has signed a preliminary memorandum of terms with U.S. Department of Commerce to be provided up to $400 million funding under the CHIPS and Science Act, with the objective of bolstering critical semiconductor wafer production in the U.S. GWA is bringing hundreds of jobs to the Texoma area!

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Jennifer Dworak of SMU On The Exciting Developments In US High Tech Manufacturing

An Interview With David Leichner
July 11, 2024
“… one of the goals of the Tech Hub is outreach to many populations, like women and girls, who have historically been underrepresented in semiconductor manufacturing.”

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How Regional Technology Hubs can advance inclusive innovation

June 17, 2024
Brookings
The Texoma Semiconductor Tech Hub plans to build “fablets”—sophisticated, targeted, and accessible labs containing equipment to enable electronic design, semiconductor manufacturing, packaging, and/or testing—throughout the region to expand access to technology piloting activities, particularly in historically underinvested areas.

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Forbes: Can a Video Game Change Your Career Trajectory"

June 13, 2024
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The largest Tech Hub in the U.S., the Texoma Semiconductor Tech Hub, is one of the initiatives already ahead of the curve to uplift underserved communities via workforce expansion. Texoma Semiconductor Tech Hub unifies existing and planned semiconductor infrastructure with regional partners such as Southern Methodist University and the Stemuli gaming platform.

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DFW Educators Hear Plans for Training for High Paying Chip Industry Jobs

June 10, 2024
Education and CHIPS
Industry leaders talk about curriculum development at Texoma Semiconductor Tech Hub event hosted by SMU, Jarvis Christian University.Description goes her

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The Last Word: Texoma Semiconductor Tech Hub Leaders On Climbing the ‘Ladder of Success’

April 26 2024

“Know what the average salary is [for a semiconductor industry job]? $110,000 a year. You don’t need a college degree.”
President Joe Biden

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Tech Hubs Submit Blueprints for Strengthening Critical Industries of the Future

APRIL 23, 2024
In late February 2024, the 31 Tech Hub Designees submitted their Phase 2 applications, sharing bold visions for transforming their regions into globally competitive critical technology hubs.

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FBI Dallas Collaborates with SMU-Led Texoma Semiconductor Tech Hub

April 4, 2024
Partnership Promotes Regional National Security and Innovation
FBI Dallas Special Agent in Charge Chad Yarbrough and Southern Methodist University (SMU) Vice Provost for Research and Chief Innovation Officer Dr. Suku Nair announced their plans to exchange resources and information with components of the Texoma Semiconductor Tech Hub (TSTH), an economic and workforce development consortium led by SMU.

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Texoma Semiconductor Tech Hub Makes Its Pitch to Taiwanese Tech Investors & Partners

Dallas Innovates, MARCH 14, 2024
Local Tech Hub consortium members made their pitches remotely Thursday to representatives of more than 100 companies and academia attending the meeting in Hsinchu City, Taiwan.

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Texoma Tech Hub invited by state, federal officials to court potential tech investors in Taiwan

MARCH 13, 2024
Leaders from the Texoma Semiconductor Tech Hub – a regional consortium charged with growing the regional economy and strengthening U.S. production of semiconductor chips and products – will be sharing their vision with more than 100 attendees from companies and academia in Taiwan, hoping to line up new opportunities for collaboration.

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Congressional leaders share support for Texoma Semiconductor Tech Hub at SMU event

JANUARY 26, 2024
The consortium behind the Tech Hub is charged with growing the regional economy and strengthening U.S. production of semiconductor chips and products.

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Texoma Semiconductor Tech Hub consortium convenes at Austin College

JANUARY 11, 2024
The SMU-led Texoma Semiconductor Tech Hub consortium met at Austin College to continue developing the group’s application for up to $75 million in federal funds.

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Texoma Semiconductor Tech Hub Consortium applying for up to 75-million-dollars in federal funding

JANUARY. 8, 2024
SHERMAN, Texas (KXII) - 400 regions across the United States submitted proposals to the United States Department of Commerce to become designated tech hubs.
“They designated 31 tech hubs across the United States, out of the out of the 400 that were permitted, Texoma was one of those selected,” President of The Sherman Economic Development Corporation, Kent Sharp shared.

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Funding sought for Texoma Tech Hub

JANUARY 8th 2024
SHERMAN, Texas (KTEN) — Members of the Texoma Semiconductor Tech Hub met at Austin College on Monday to finalize their application for a federal grant that could reach $75 million.
Texoma is one of 31 applicants nationwide for funding provided by the U.S. Economic Development Administration.
If the Texoma Tech Hub receives the money, it will go toward training needed at semiconductor facilities.

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Leading the Future

JANUARY 1, 2024
Increasing the production of semiconductor chips in the U.S. is a national priority - and SMU is at the forefront.

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Texoma Tech Hub meets at SMU to discuss key parts of the economic initiative plan

DECEMBER 14, 2023
More than 160 people from 41 institutions met at SMU on Dec. 13 to discuss key components of the Texoma Semiconductor Tech Hub economic development initiative, which seeks to strengthen and drive innovation in the existing semiconductor supply chain in 29 counties in North Texas and southern Oklahoma through regional collaboration and workforce development.

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Texoma tech hub representatives meet to discuss future plans

DECEMBER 8, 2023
SHERMAN, Texas (KXII) - As one of 31 designated technology hubs in the country, Texoma is ramping up.
David Griffith, a business professor and Director of Strategic Programs at Austin College, said this meeting was a great opportunity to get everyone on the same page moving forward.

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‘Fablets’ and More: How SMU Snagged Lead Agency Role in Federal Texoma Semiconductor Tech Hub

OCTOBER 24, 2023
On Monday, the Biden administration unveiled 31 U.S. Tech Hubs in the U.S., including the SMU-led Texoma Semiconductor Hub. Here's a deep dive into how Dallas landed its second federal tech hub in two months, who's involved, and what it could mean for the region.

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SMU to lead Texoma Tech Hub to unify semiconductor supply chain, spur innovation through regional collaborations and workforce development

OCTOBER 24, 2023
SMU has been designated the lead agency for a federally-funded economic development initiative to strengthen, build on and drive innovation in the existing semiconductor supply chain in 29 counties in North Texas and Oklahoma through regional collaboration and workforce development.

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Texoma Semiconductor Tech Hub

OCTOBER 23, 2023
The Texoma Semiconductor Tech Hub, led by Southern Methodist University, seeks to unify existing and planned semiconductor supply chain infrastructure by enhancing regional collaboration and uplifting underserved communities through workforce expansion.

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Another Federal Nod: Dallas-Based Texoma Semiconductor ‘Fablet’ Tech Hub To Be Led by SMU

OCTOBER 23, 2023
Dallas is marking its territory on the national innovation map with its second major federal hub win in as many months.

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