A Dutch semiconductor manufacturer’s expansion of its Wilton facility broke ground on Monday, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by state politicians.
The company, ASML, is expanding the footprint of its design, engineering and production center. ASML employs more than 2,000 people in the Fairfield County town.
The addition will allow ASML to add 1,000 new jobs at the site over the next two years, according to Gov. Ned Lamont.
The site is ASML’s largest research/development and manufacturing center in the United States.
The company announced the $200 million expansion at its headquarters in Veldhoven, Netherlands on May 31.
Along with ASML leaders, Lamont, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, U.S. Rep Jim Himes and First Selectman Lynne Vanderslice were expected at the groundbreaking set for 10 a.m. at the company’s facility, 77 Danbury Road.
The investment comes after Congress passed the CHIPS and Science Act, which provides $52 billion in grants for semiconductor manufacturing and research, aimed at creating manufacturing and technology jobs across the country.
