Thursday, October 22, 2009

Semiconductor Firm Eyes Hillsboro For New Plant

A Silicon Valley firm, ALLVIA, said Thursday that it has acquired a new manufacturing site in Hillsboro, and plans to put its facilities into operation in 2010. ALLVIA, a provider of TSV prototyping and volume production, said that it has acquired a 178,000 square foot building, with 60,000 square feet of cleanroom capacity in Hillsboro. The firm--which currently does its manufacturing in Sunnyvale, California--said it will be gradually transitioning full volume production to the Oregon facility. The firm cited the "tremendous" pool of engineers and fab personnel in Oregon, plus lower operating expenses--particularly electricity and water--as reasons for the site selection