White House Details Major Texas Tech and Semiconductor Funding

On October 7, 2026, the White House released a record detailing major private technology and semiconductor investments across Texas as part of a broader state economic and policy review.

Semiconductor and Chip Investments

According to the White House, multiple companies have announced major investments for semiconductor and chip facilities in Texas as part of a broader state economic record released on October 7, 2026. SpaceX announced a $16.8 billion investment for the first phase of its new semiconductor fabrication plant in Grimes County. Tesla committed a $3 billion investment in a research chip facility at its Giga Texas campus.

Additionally, Micron announced $500 million in strategic financing to advance development and manufacturing at its Sherman facility, and Arm Inc. announced a $71 million investment to expand its Austin campus with a new semiconductor lab. FormFactor also committed $140 million for a new probe card manufacturing facility in Farmers Branch, and Avant Technology announced a $20 million investment to expand its manufacturing facility in Pharr.

Data Centers and Computing Infrastructure

The White House report noted several major infrastructure commitments targeting data centers, AI servers, and high-performance computing. Vantage Data Centers announced a $25 billion investment to build a 1,200-acre data center campus in Shackelford County.

Inventec committed an $85 million investment to build a manufacturing base in Texas to support AI server shipments, while Wistron announced a $500 million investment to acquire land and facilities in Dallas for high-performance computing devices. Toyo Co. also announced a $357 million investment to build a solar cell manufacturing facility near Houston.

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