The opportunities for additional semiconductor investment in the State will come in many types and sizes.  

One of the largest remaining hurdles to achieving the State’s Semiconductor Competitiveness Task Force recommendations is providing adequate and competitive sites for these opportunities.  

As it stands, Oregon lacks both adequate funding for infrastructure, and tools for land aggregation to make large sites development ready to respond to strategic opportunities.  

The Oregon CHIPS Act (Senate Bill 4) authorized the Governor the time-limited power to designate land — up to eight sites — currently outside of Urban Growth Boundaries to be brought into surrounding cities for semiconductor and other advanced manufacturing developments.  

Key lands adjacent to Hillsboro were specifically identified as areas eligible for consideration by the Governor’s authority.  

Areas adjacent to Hillsboro were identified as the most viable option for additional large scale semiconductors sites. Due to the proximity to existing semiconductor cluster, concentration of talent and workforce, proximity to suppliers, and Hillsboro's proven record of delivering the sites and infrastructure needed by this industry.  

Hillsboro Technology Park Site

The 1,700-acre area, known as the Hillsboro Technology Park Site, was identified for its ability to efficiently provide industry-scale infrastructure and critically needed land for the supply chain required to support our existing industry base, as well as potential large campuses.  

To support this effort the City began preliminary planning for the growth and development of the Hillsboro Technology Park Site in partnership with Washington County, Clean Water Services, Portland General Electric and the Oregon Department of Transportation.  

In September 2023, the City of Hillsboro was awarded a $300,000 Economic Development Administration Federal Grant to support planning for land and infrastructure in the Hillsboro Technology Park Site.  

The study area consists of 1,700 gross acres (approx. 1,300 usable acres) of vacant land, contiguous to the Metro Urban Growth Boundary and adjacent to the Hillsboro Industrial Area.  

Planning for the area builds upon the original plans created when the area was previously designated and approved for potential future urban expansion.  

Work in the area included an economic and fiscal impact analysis based on recent industry trends from publicly available information and discussions with industry stakeholders.   

The projections used two alternative scenarios: one with, and one without, major IDM campuses and estimated what types of development could occur within a 20-year period. 

Planning for the Hillsboro Technology Site brings together public and private sectors in the creation of an economic development roadmap to diversify and strengthen the regional and state economy for decades to come.