Bajío and northern Mexico want to capture 10,000 million dollars in the chip industry

In this sense, the north and the Bajío are two of the most promising areas of Mexico in the SC-Core segment, according to the United States-Mexico Science Foundation (Fumec) and the US Agency for International Development.

And according to the studies of these institutions, a large part of the investment is concentrated in Baja California, the main manufacturing center of electronic products in the country, followed by Jalisco, Chihuahua, Nuevo León, Sonora, Coahuila and Tamaulipas.

Within these states, all the processes of the semiconductor supply chain available in the country are distributed, that is, they have networks of clean rooms, design, manufacturing, assembly, packaging and testing, in addition to there being an academy focused on the sector. and research and development.

According to figures in the document Semiconductor nearshoring in Mexico based on the National Statistical Directory of Economic Units, in the border area there are 326 facilities related to the semiconductor segment.

Among some of the most important companies found in this area, Foxconn and Qualcomm in Baja California stand out; Amphenol, in Sonora; Foxconn, in Chihuahua; Celestica, in Coahuila; Lenovo, in Nuevo León; and LG, in Tamaulipas.

“The proximity of the Northern Border to the United States offers a geographic advantage that can be leveraged to participate in the semiconductor supply chain. This advantage facilitates the movement of people quickly and affordably, which serves as a basis for binational collaboration,” the document explains.

An example of this collaboration has been shown between Arizona State University, along with Sonora and Nuevo León, entities that have developed specialized programs in chips to prepare young people in this industry.