CHIPS Ahoy! Issue 8
This issue of CHIPS Ahoy! was written by Paige Cornelius, Policy Matters summer 2026 research intern. As this issue of CHIPS was going to press, Intel announced a minor milestone in its a long-delayed Ohio One semiconductor fabrication project. There are open questions about whether Intel will follow through on other commitments it made in […]
CHIPS Ahoy! Issue 7
On May 22, 2026, Policy Matters Ohio teamed up with CHIPS Communities United to host “Reimagining the Silicon Heartland,” a one day conference analyzing the impacts and intersections of data centers and Intel’s projects in Ohio. It’s no secret that big tech is changing the landscape of Ohio—literally and figuratively. The legislature and municipalities across […]
CHIPS Ahoy! Issue 6
Ohio’s transformation into the “Silicon Heartland” continues, as Intel and massive data centers begin to pop up in what was once mostly farmland. Microsoft recently broke ground on two new data centers in Licking County, where Intel’s Ohio One campus is already under construction. The $28 billion Intel has committed to that project looks almost […]
CHIPS Ahoy! Issue 5
Subscribe to CHIPS Ahoy! Back in June of 2022, Ohio’s Department of Development entered into a contract to provide Intel $300 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to build a water reclamation facility for its Ohio One Campus. That contract requires Intel to “expend the Grant Funds to construct … a portion” of […]
CHIPS Ahoy! Issue 4
Welcome to the fourth edition of CHIPS Ahoy! This issue was written by Jahari Henry, Policy Matters Summer 2025 intern. This month, we explore how Ohio—and the nation—are building the next generation of high-tech talent through innovative workforce development and education initiatives. The CHIPS and Science Act, passed in 2022, was designed to bolster domestic […]
CHIPS Ahoy! Issue 3
The Trump Administration continues to navigate the CHIPS Act in ways that would have even the riskiest gambler saying, “too rich for my blood.” Most recently, the president rolled the dice on Intel by converting a CHIPS grant into a 10% equity stake in the corporation. In exchange, Intel received $5.7 billion in CHIPS Act grants that […]
CHIPS Ahoy! Issue 2
Tariffs and the semiconductor industry Keeping in theme with his economic agenda, President Trump has indicated that he will levy tariffs on semiconductors produced outside of the USA, but details of the plan are hazy. It is unclear how tariffs would be applied to chips that are produced in the U.S. from imported parts, or those produced overseas […]
CHIPS Ahoy! Issue 1
Intel in Ohio: Where we are and how we got here Back in 2022, Intel committed to building two semiconductor fabrication plants in New Albany as part of a multi-billion dollar investment in the state. The corporation made that commitment before receiving any funding from the federal CHIPS and Science Act, which was passed later that year. The […]