ITC will use anticipated funding to launch the Enhanced Access to the Semiconductor Industry in Idaho (EASII) program. The initiative will provide support services to 430 participants in semiconductor workforce training programs in order to increase program completion rates and facilitate smoother transitions into semiconductor jobs.

The CHIPS for America award will provide Micron Boise Idaho direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act to support the development of two high-volume manufacturing (HVM) fabs, with approximately 600,000 square feet of cleanroom space focused on the production of leading-edge DRAM chips. The fabs would be co-located with the company’s R&D facility to improve efficiency across their R&D and manufacturing operations, reducing lags in technology transfer and cutting time-to-market for leading-edge memory products.