Powering Tomorrow’s Tech
Nestled within Idaho’s picturesque landscape lies a thriving semiconductor industry, quietly but powerfully shaping the technological landscape of tomorrow.
Idaho, often celebrated for its natural beauty and agricultural prowess, has emerged as a formidable player in the global semiconductor market. Anchored by a robust ecosystem of research institutions, cutting-edge manufacturing facilities, and a skilled workforce, the state has become a nucleus for semiconductor innovation.
Quick Facts
$2.5 billion GDP (2022)
The semiconductor industry
produced $2.5 billion in GDP for Idaho.
Source: Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) 2022, Oxford Economics; JobsEQ 2022


12,300 jobs
The semiconductor industry employs over 12,300 across the state.
Source: Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) 2022, Oxford Economics; JobsEQ 2022
$135,000 average wage
The semiconductor industry is responsible for generating high-paying jobs. The average employee in the energy industry has a wage of $135,000.
Source: Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) 2022, Oxford Economics; JobsEQ 2022


Idaho is among the top 10 states for semiconductor workforce
Idaho is among the top 10 states for semiconductor workforce with 12,300 employed and a 4% share of the national employment.
Source: Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) 2022, Oxford Economics; JobsEQ 2022
Idaho Semiconductors for America Act
In 2022, Idaho passed the Idaho Semiconductors for America Act. Read more about this incentive below.
Semiconductor Manufacturers in Idaho

Micron Technology
In September of 2022, Micron Technology announced the largest single private investment in the state’s history, an investment of approximately $15 billion through the end of the decade to construct a new fab for leading-edge memory manufacturing.
ON Semiconductor
ON Semiconductor operates a 35,000-square-foot clean room, wafer fab, and test operations center out of Nampa, Idaho.


JST Manufacturing
JST Manufacturing is a world-class supplier of wet benches for the semiconductor, opto-electronics, biomedical, food processing, and other clean industries. In 2021 JST,opened its new 60,000-square foot facility in Meridian.
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