“We are very proud to have been chosen once again by the Brazilian government to help them establish a semiconductor industry there,” said Kelly McAndrew, Appled Mechanical’s CEO.
Applied Mechanical field-experienced engineers, technicians, supervisors and project managers have been working on all phases of construction; from base-build through tool pre-qualification. Since 2003, the Brazilian government has consistently invested in information technology in an effort to diversify and modernize the nation’s economy. This plant is a direct result of those investments.
Once online, the chips produced are intended to serve the local market, at least initially, and target automation, machinery and automotive industry applications.