SkyWater pulls plug on $1.8B chip facility at Purdue

Company confirms semiconductor plant announced in 2022 is on pause, two days after Purdue lands $3.9B SK hynix facility. Plus, ‘vindication’ for Jennifer Teising. Purdue at the Final Four. And more

Apr 05, 2024

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Purdue officials confirmed Friday that SkyWater Technologies, a chip manufacturer that announced in July 2022 plans for a $1.8 billion plan for a facility in West Lafayette, is not coming to the university’s Discovery Park District just west of campus.

This was the scene for SkyWater and Purdue officials in July 2022. (Photo: SkyWater)

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