Intel Sets 2028 Start for Chandler Chip Factory
Intel's sixth large-scale factory at its Ocotillo campus is expected to begin production by the end of 2028.
Updated on Nov. 9, 2026 in Semiconductors
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Intel has set a 2028 start for Fab 62, a new chip factory at its Ocotillo campus in south Chandler, Arizona. Construction and equipment installation are underway as part of a $20 billion expansion the company began in 2021.
Why it matters
Intel slowed the project for more than a year to confirm sufficient demand before moving forward. The company says meeting that demand requires scale, which the new plant is intended to provide.
Fab 62 is Intel's sixth large-scale factory at the Ocotillo campus, sitting beside the 2025 facility that makes its most advanced chips, including Panther Lake processors for laptops. The source does not disclose the process node or output capacity planned for the new plant.
The players
Intel
Intel is a major American semiconductor manufacturer that operates large chip fabrication facilities in Arizona.
Naga Chandrasekaran
Naga Chandrasekaran is Intel's chief technology and operations officer for Intel Foundry, who announced the Fab 62 timeline.
The details
Intel announced the timeline in a company blog post by Naga Chandrasekaran, its chief technology and operations officer for Intel Foundry. The factory is part of a $20 billion expansion begun in 2021 that stalled for more than a year over demand concerns.
Timeline
2021: Intel began the $20 billion expansion at the Ocotillo campus.
2024: Intel employed more than 12,000 people in the Phoenix area.
2025: Intel opened its most advanced Arizona factory at the campus.
October 2025: Intel employed nearly 10,000 people in the Phoenix area.
End of 2028: Fab 62 is expected to begin production.
Roadmap
Fab 62 extends the $20 billion Ocotillo expansion Intel announced in 2021, which paused for more than a year before resuming. The new plant adds to Intel's sixth large-scale factory on the campus, building out its domestic chip manufacturing footprint.
For Chandler residents and Intel employees, the new factory's construction and eventual production could shape local hiring over the coming years. The source does not specify job numbers or hiring timelines for Fab 62.
The takeaway
Intel's staged expansion shows how chipmakers are balancing large capital commitments against demand signals. Watching whether Fab 62 meets its end-of-2028 start will indicate how the timeline holds up.
Further reading
For more on the chip industry, explore Semiconductors coverage.
Source note: This article includes information reported by KTAR.
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