A Well-Rounded Ecosystem for Semiconductor Development

The Commonwealth houses a dynamic semiconductor research and development enterprise conducting cutting-edge research in multiple fields critical to the future of semiconductors. Many of these are clustered around Micron Technology’s Manassas facility, one of the 20 major fabs currently operating in the U.S. A number of government entities are part of the R&D infrastructure in Virginia, conducting research in such areas as lasers and THz detectors, including: Army Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate; National Radio Astronomy Observatory; Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility; and NASA Langley Research Center.