Marcy Nanocenter: Reports Say a Second Chipmaker Is Eyeing the Site

A second computer chip company may be looking at the Marcy Nanocenter, but nothing has been announced. On Oct. 21, WUTR (cnyhomepage.com) reported Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente's comments, and the Observer-Dispatch followed up.

The buzz started with a Reuters report, based on three unnamed sources, that Solidigm, the U.S. arm of South Korea's SK Hynix, is considering upstate New York for a memory chip plant. No company has confirmed it on the record.

Here's what local officials have said:

• Picente says a new tenant could bring up to 5,000 jobs. He wouldn't name the company and says the leak didn't come from his office.
• Mohawk Valley EDGE won't comment on specific projects but says it has marketed the site to several companies.
• Gov. Hochul's office welcomes investment but won't discuss talks.

Wolfspeed already employs about 500 people at the Marcy site. State-funded work to prepare the rest of the site continues.