HP secures up to $50 million in CHIPS Act funding to expand an Oregon facility
HP is the latest recipient of CHIPS and Science Act funding. The Biden-Harris Administration said on Tuesday that the Department of Commerce has agreed to preliminary terms with the company to funnel up to $50 million into modernizing the companys Oregon-based plant. The expansion of HPs lab-to-fab facility, which combines R&D with chip manufacturing, is expected to create over 250 jobs. Once finalized, HPs funding would support the development of chips for life sciences lab equipment. This includes devices used for drug discovery, single-cell research and cell line development. HP says the expansion will also advance tech built for microfluidics, the study of the behavior and control of fluid on a microscopic scale. Microfluidics has the potential to drive revolutionary changes across industries, delivering speed, efficiency, and precision, to help pave the way for the next generation of innovation in life sciences and technology, HPs President and CEO Enrique Lores wrote in a Department of Commerce press release.
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