Manufacturing

PHOENIX, AZ (November 20, 2025) – Eight cutting-edge, defense-focused research and development projects have been selected for funding through the Regents Grant program, the result of a partnership between the Arizona Board of Regents and the recently established Arizona Office of Defense Innovation (ODI). This collaboration, designed to leverage federal investments in applied research, focuses on fostering dual-use innovations – supporting both commercial and national security markets – that strengthen Arizona’s tech ecosystem and national security capabilities. Each project will receive $90,000 to support technology validation, mentorship, and targeted commercialization training.

PHOENIX, AZ (November 20, 2025) – ASML, a leading supplier to the semiconductor industry, held an inauguration ceremony today for its U.S. Technical Training Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Customers, government officials including Governor Katie Hobbs, and dignitaries joined ASML executives to celebrate the facility, which began training engineers in 2024. Now fully operational, ASML anticipates the 56,000-square-foot facility will train more than 1,000 engineers annually. The new center in Phoenix is the only ASML facility in the U.S. with the capability to train engineers across all product lines: EUV, DUV and Applications (metrology and inspection systems that quickly and accurately measure pattern quality).