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Companies, data centers, jobs, events and news across Arizona's AI, semiconductor, robotics and autonomous vehicle industries, gathered from public sources and refreshed twice daily.

Latest Arizona AI news

  • Nov 3, 2026
    Engineering Team Selected to Evaluate Proposed Arizona Water Desalination Project
    Arcadis, the company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets, announced that it will serve as the lead engineering firm supporting the study of the proposed Northern Gulf of California Desalination Project concept. Working alongside Sacyr Water and the wider project team, Arcadis will provide engineering and technical analysis to … [More] The post Engineering Team Selected to Evaluate Proposed Arizona Water Desalination Project appeared first on Greater Phoenix In Business Magazine.
  • Nov 2, 2026
    Derrick Anderson named CEO of ASU EdPlus
    Arizona State University has named Derrick Anderson university dean of educational initiatives and CEO of ASU EdPlus, building on the work of Phil Regier, who will become senior advisor on educational technology after guiding the unit’s growth for over a decade.
  • Nov 2, 2026
    Breaking the mold: Researchers engineer faster way to create complex composite structures
    An aircraft component can be built on a computer screen within hours, but turning that digital design into a high-performance composite structure takes months.The challenge often begins with the tooling. Strong, lightweight composite structures made from materials such as polymers and reinforced fibers typically require molds or temporary supports. Designing and producing that tooling adds time before fabrication can begin.Mostafa Yourdkhani is working to remove that barrier.
  • Nov 1, 2026
    U of A's AI chief: Tech should help, not replace, workers
    The University of Arizona's AI leadership discusses using technology to support workers rather than replace them. The article examines the role of AI in the workforce and broader technology industry.
  • Oct 31, 2026
    Clean Energy News October 2026
    News and updates related to clean energy, sustainability, clean tech, funding updates and more for the state of Arizona. The post Clean Energy News October 2026 appeared first on Arizona Technology Council.
  • Oct 31, 2026
    Member News October 2026
    News, updates and guest blog posts from Arizona Technology Council member companies for the month of August 2026. The post Member News October 2026 appeared first on Arizona Technology Council.
  • Oct 31, 2026
    Why AI data centers near Arizona bases are raising security questions
    A proposed 300-acre data center at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base has experts warning that America’s AI expansion could introduce new vulnerabilities.
  • Oct 31, 2026
    Detectives using technology to help pinpoint location of Arizona candidate’s reported assault
    Weeks after an Arizona congressional candidate reported she was sexually assaulted, the Maricopa County sheriff said investigators are still working to determine exactly where the attack happened.

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From Arizona to AI: who supplies whom

Arizona makes some of the chips that AI runs on. Tap a company to see who supplies it and where its chips go.

A bird's-eye view, not a complete list: it shows major companies and the connections we can source publicly. Many smaller suppliers, including those that supply these companies, are not shown. Some companies here have only offices, research or service teams in Arizona and make their products elsewhere. Browse all companies in the directory

  • Linde (Materials and gases): Industrial gases maker, with on-site gas plants in north Phoenix.
  • Entegris (Materials and gases): Chip-making chemicals and materials, plus filters that keep them pure.
  • ASML (Equipment): Makes machines that print chip patterns; the only maker of EUV ones.
  • KLA (Equipment): Tools that inspect and measure wafers; offices in Chandler and Phoenix.
  • TSMC Arizona (Chip making): Contract chipmaker with one fab running in north Phoenix and more being built.
  • Intel (Chip making): Chipmaker, with Fab 52 in Chandler.
  • Amkor (Packaging): Chip packaging and test, based in Tempe and building a plant in Peoria.
  • Apple (Where chips go): Designs its own chips for iPhone, iPad and Mac.
  • Nvidia (Where chips go): Designs GPUs widely used to train and run AI.
  • AMD (Where chips go): Designs server and PC processors and AI accelerators.
  • Intel PCs and servers (Where chips go): Intel's own Core Ultra PC chips and Xeon server chips.
  • KPPC Advanced Chemicals (Materials and gases): Ultrapure chemicals for chip making, building a plant in Casa Grande.
  • Tokyo Electron (Equipment): Wafer coating, etch and deposition tools; sales and service in Chandler.
  • Lam Research (Equipment): Etch and deposition tools; offices in Chandler and Phoenix.
  • Applied Materials (Equipment): Chip-making equipment; shares a research center with ASU in Tempe.
  • Air Liquide (Materials and gases): Industrial gases; makes hydrogen on TSMC's Phoenix fab site.
  • ASM (Equipment): Tools that lay down ultra-thin films on wafers; U.S. headquarters in Phoenix.
  • Qualcomm (Where chips go): Designs Snapdragon chips for phones, PCs and cars.
  • Tesla (Where chips go): Makes electric cars and designs its own AI chips.
  • onsemi (Chip making): Power and sensing chips; headquarters and a design center in Scottsdale.
  • Microchip Technology (Chip making): Microcontrollers and other chips; headquarters, wafer testing and R&D in Chandler.
  • NXP Semiconductors (Chip making): Chips for cars, industry and phones, with two wafer plants in Chandler.