With robust R&D facilities, advanced infrastructure and a diverse and talented workforce, New York is a hub for business growth across the electronics industry including semiconductors, power electronics, photonics, photovoltaics and nanotechnology. 

New York is home to top-tier universities and the nation’s largest public university system, helping to build the industry’s talent pipeline. New York State is also home to the American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics (AIM Photonics), a public-private partnership to develop the next generation of integrated silicon photonics. The institute’s TAP facility, located in Rochester’s 1,200-acre Eastman Business Park, tests, assembles and packages silicon photonic chips—manufactured on 300mm wafers at the AIM Photonics wafer processing Fab in Albany. 

Working with private companies and establishing public-private partnerships, New York State investment has led to cutting-edge research being performed by industry leaders such as Applied Materials, IBM, Lam Research, Wolfspeed, Tokyo Electron and others. These efforts have firmly positioned New York State at the forefront of semiconductor R&D.