(Photo via EMD Electronics Facebook)
By KTAR
PHOENIX — A company that makes materials for semiconductors announced Tuesday a new factory would open in Chandler, supporting the local microchip industry as well as creating more than 100 jobs.
EMD Electronics, part of Darmstadt, Germany, company Merck KGaA, said in a press release the $28 million investment will be used to manufacture equipment for its systems that distribute gases and chemicals to tools at semiconductor fabrication plants.
Operations are expected to begin by the end of this year.