Learning What It Takes to Build an Ecosystem

This Monday marks an important step for the ATP-Ready Sonora team. Four members of our task force will begin the Semiconductor Ecosystem Masterclass led by Arizona State University — a program designed to help regional leaders understand how competitive semiconductor ecosystems are built, aligned, and scaled.

It’s more than a learning experience. It’s a bridge between what’s already working in Arizona and what we’re building in Sonora — a way to translate global lessons into local action.

Customizing the Playbook for Sonora

Together with Arizona State University and Tec de Monterrey, we’re already developing a custom version of this program tailored specifically for Sonora, to be delivered in February 2026.

This hybrid edition will bring together around 40 key ecosystem members — across government, academia, and industry — and focus on four of our critical pillars: Talent, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, and Policy.

The goal is simple: use this program to align Sonora’s ecosystem and start co-developing the capabilities global OSATs and IDMs look for when choosing where to invest.

You can read more about how this connects to our broader Ecosystem Accelerator here.

Learning in Public

Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing highlights and key learnings from our participation in the ASU Masterclass — focused on what this experience means for Sonora’s path toward building a stronger semiconductor ecosystem.

It’s a chance to reflect on the journey, connect the dots, and keep our shared momentum moving forward — one step, one conversation, one alignment at a time.

A Word of Thanks

A special thank-you to Kolab for sponsoring the participation of our four task-force members in the ASU program.

Their continued support in strengthening the innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem of Northwest Mexico is helping move this work from concept to reality.

What’s Next

Our task force has been part of ecosystem-building initiatives before — across sectors, borders, and institutions. This time, we’re bringing that experience together with what we’ll learn through ASU’s program to co-design a version made for Sonora, in collaboration with ASU and Tec de Monterrey.

The February 2026 program will be our next milestone: turning shared insight into coordinated action, and advancing Sonora’s ecosystem alignment.