[jthirkle]

I still don't understand why it's being done in Arizona. Sure, it's still economically worthwhile for the state government - but then it would also be viable in a state with better water resources, which would have a lower cost of water infrastructure, and so would be able to offer better tax incentives. What am I missing?

[sct202]

The Phoenix area has a long history of having semiconductor fabs starting with Motorola and Intel decades ago, so there is an established supplier base and workforce.

[jthirkle]

Makes sense, though that wasn't well explained in the article.

[ianai]

He also cited the seismic stability.

[hristov]

Because electricity there is cheap. That is because of the Hoover dam and cheap solar. Fabs use a lot of electricity.