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Puerto Rico officials and agencies back study into local microchip R&D center
Summary
The House of Representatives’ Government Commission held a public hearing Sept. 10, 2025, on House Resolution 297 to study the viability of establishing a Puerto Rico center for research and development of integrated circuits (microchips) and related packaging.
The House of Representatives’ Government Commission held a public hearing Sept. 10, 2025, on House Resolution 297 to study the viability of establishing a Puerto Rico center for research and development of integrated circuits (microchips) and related packaging.
The Negociado de Telecomunicaciones de Puerto Rico and the Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DIRECT) told the commission that Puerto Rico has assets — a skilled workforce, proximity to U.S. markets and universities, and existing manufacturing — that could support an R&D and advanced-packaging cluster, but that the island faces constraints in energy and water supplies that affect full-scale wafer fabrication.
"El negociado de telecomunicaciones de Puerto Rico apoya esta medida," said Osvaldo Soto García, president of the Negociado de Telecomunicaciones de Puerto Rico, adding that a local center could help validate prototypes and develop chips optimized for…
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