About ATP-Ready Sonora

ATP-Ready Sonora is a strategic initiative to position Sonora as the most cost-effective, well-connected, and investment-ready site for outsourced semiconductor Assembly, Testing, and Packaging (ATP) in the Americas.

We’re not building hype — we’re building capacity.

Who It's For

This effort serves two critical audiences:

  • OSATs and global semiconductor firms evaluating locations for backend expansion

  • Local stakeholders — government, academia, industry — working to align efforts and close readiness gaps

Why It Matters

Sonora has the location, cost structure, and talent potential to support backend operations. But investment won't happen without shared direction and real execution.

ATP-Ready Sonora aligns the entire ecosystem — through a clear 7-pillar strategy and targeted actions — to build what OSATs actually need to scale here.

How We're Moving Forward

  • A 7-pillar strategy that covers workforce, suppliers, infrastructure, policy, and more

  • A binational Ecosystem Accelerator, developed with ASU, to turn strategy into execution

  • Direct engagement with OSATs, suppliers, and institutions on both sides of the border

What We Believe

  1. ATP is the most viable starting point
    Sonora has the assets to begin with backend operations — and the vision to grow from there.

  2. Alignment beats ambition
    Real progress comes when government, industry, and academia move together.

  3. Execution builds trust
    Global firms don’t invest in plans — they invest in signals that things are getting done.

  4. Talent is a shared responsibility
    It’s not just schools — it’s employers, trainers, and cross-border partners working as one.

  5. Supply chains are built, not bought
    We don’t wait for suppliers to show up. We prepare the ones we have — and connect them to global demand.

  6. Infrastructure must be ATP-ready by design
    Parks, labs, and permitting systems must match the needs of real semiconductor operations — not generic manufacturing.

  7. Certainty is a competitive advantage
    Reducing friction — in policy, customs, IP, and labor mobility — makes us easier to trust and faster to choose.

  8. Cross-border is our advantage
    Arizona isn’t competition — it’s collaboration. We build on binational strengths.

  9. Time is our window
    The global race for backend capacity won’t wait. We act now — or we miss the moment.

  10. Results come from the ground up
    Strategy is important. But change happens when local teams build, align, and deliver — together.