A shortage of skilled workers in Arizona has caused a delay in the factory production of semiconductors in the Valley, according to the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.
The company is constructing a facility in north Phoenix, but will delay chip production until 2025.
In a Sunday interview on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego addressed the issue.
“We are very excited to be the future of semiconductors. It's so important that we're onshoring manufacturing of these essential devices in the United States and we're going to take an all hands on deck approach to make sure it is successful. President Biden has picked Phoenix as one of the innovation job hubs and [we’ll] be able to partner with the U.S. Department of Commerce in particular, but across his administration to do training for our residents," Gallego said.
"We have a very successful project with our community college where people can get a six-week certificate in semiconductors that's produced hundreds of graduates so far, but we know we have to turn it up so that we can deliver not just for Arizona, but for the world," she said.
Gallego also said it’s important to onshore manufacturing of these essential devices in the U.S.
