TSMC and Amkor signed a decade‑long pact to localize packaging and test services in Arizona, tying TSMC's North Phoenix fabs to an Amkor campus in Peoria.

Phoenix is expanding apprenticeships into biomanufacturing to train residents for GLP‑1 drug production, turning regional biotech demand into local job pathways.

Phoenix centers are adding AI‑assisted mammograms and new intraoperative imaging, backed by a large U.S. study that showed higher detection rates. Surgeons say the tools can mean earlier treatment and fewer repeat procedures.

Arizona Tech Week's debut logged 419 events and more than 18,000 attendees, spotlighting semiconductors, aerospace sponsors and growing university talent.

Pat Madden’s Phoenix startup Deus X Defense says it merged drones, guards and sensors into one managed offering and counts about 500 staff after two acquisitions.

Arizona will lead NNME Southwest, coordinating training and employer partners across five states to tackle a projected shortfall in chip industry workers.

Scottsdale will use Motorola HYPER to handle routine non-emergency police calls, aiming to cut hold times while keeping human dispatchers focused on 911. The city says training and a phased rollout are already underway.

A new AI reader glitched during Glendale Community College's commencement, skipping several students' names. Officials apologized and re-called missed graduates to walk the stage.

ASU and TSMC rolled out a free, accelerated training program that guarantees graduates an interview as TSMC expands its north Phoenix campus.

Knightwerx relocated its headquarters from Camarillo to Scottsdale as it ramps up drone production. The move puts the startup in the Phoenix metro’s growing manufacturing corridor.

ASU and Mayo Clinic in Arizona are testing blood and immune markers to detect colorectal cancer earlier, with a special focus on younger adults. The work pairs ASU engineers with Mayo clinicians to move promising tests toward clinical trials.

Mayor Kate Gallego tapped ASU’s Sethuraman “Panch” Panchanathan to lead a new Phoenix Quantum Strategy aimed at turning the Valley into a quantum hub. The effort will lean on local fabs, bioscience growth and ASU research.

Syenta opened a 3,500-square-foot lab at ASU Research Park in Tempe on April 21, 2026, and said it will create about 200 skilled semiconductor jobs. The site will demo the company's LEM packaging tech while the startup hires engineers.