PUBLISHED 5:00 AM EDT Oct. 06, 2022
The company will detail a $20 billion investment over the next decade in semiconductors, research and development, mainframe technology, artificial intelligence and quantum computing across the Hudson Valley, according to a White House official. IBM Poughkeepsie is the company's only site that builds mainframe systems, and home to its first Quantum Computation Center.
Biden's trip to Poughkeepsie comes two days after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and others joined Micron Technology to announce plans to build a chip manufacturing facility with a $100 billion investment in the town of Clay, located outside Syracuse.Over the summer, Schumer spearheaded — and Biden signed — the CHIPS and Science Act — which spends tens of billions of dollars to jumpstart America’s semiconductor industry.On Thursday afternoon, upstate New York Reps.
The president is expected to speak about creating jobs in the Hudson Valley, lowering costs and ensuring manufacturing stays in the U.S., the White House official said.