HP microfluidics fab wins US$50 million CHIPS Act award
HP Inc. – formerly The Hewlett-Packard Company – has signed terms for a US$50 million US government award to support investment in a microfluidics wafer fab in Corvallis, Oregon.
The proposed award is being made the CHIPS and Science Act and will be used to modernize and expand the fab creating an additional 100 manufacturing jobs. The Corvallis fab is part of HP’s lab-to-fab ecosystem and supports R&D and commercial manufacturing.
The total size of the project or what technical milestones it was intended to achieve were not disclosed. The US government has agreed an award to Rogue Valley Microdevices that was worth US$6.7 million
Rogue Valley set to receive CHIPS funding for 300mm MEMS fab
The fab is based on HP’s experience in microfluidics and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) where it has been used extensively for printing as well as applications in life sciences.
Improved microfluidic components can be used in drug discovery, single-cell research, and cell line development. In this area HP works with partner institutions across academia, government, and the private sector including Harvard Medical School, the US Center for Disease Control, and Merck.
“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,” said Enrique Lores, CEO of HP, in a statement issued by the US Department of Commerce.
The Corvallis campus also provides resources and tools for startups and entrepreneurs to design and make products in Oregon.
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