What is SSTEPs?
Semiconductor Suppliers Technology Entrepreneur Parks Inc. (SSTEP) is a niche developer specializing in ecosystem-led economic development through public-private partnerships and environmentally sustainable planning.
We are dedicating to provide a strategic initiative branded Semiconductor Suppliers Technology Entrepreneurial Parks Program (SSTEPs or Program) for the semiconductor supply chains.
The goals of the Program:
• support the reshoring of semiconductor suppliers, consistent with the goals of the CHIPS & Science Act (CHIPS Act) signed into law by President Biden on September 9, 2022.
• accommodate semiconductor suppliers in design, research, logistics, and technology facilities at various parks.
• cluster suppliers engaged in related activities to collaboratively achieve innovation.
• create an efficient and secure supply chain along a goods movement corridor that spans two States.
Potential Park Locations
ASU SkySong Innovation Zone
(Scottsdale, AZ)
Deer Valley Airport
(Phoenix, AZ)
San Bernardino (CA) Logistics and Component
Processing/Manufacturing Center
City of Vallejo (CA)
Semiconductor Design & Innovation Center
What does SSTEPs offer Suppliers?
We invite suppliers to join a public-private partnership anchored by Program management expertise and bolstered by the potential engagement of institutions of higher learning.

Phase 1
Suppliers will be accommodated immediately in available office space at the SkySong Innovation Zone. Start-up relocation services will be made available to incoming suppliers at this transitional site.

Phase 2
Suppliers will be accommodated immediately in available office space at the SkySong Innovation Zone. Start-up relocation services will be made available to incoming suppliers at this transitional site.

Phase 3
Suppliers will execute expansion plans with the ongoing assistance of Program staff.
- Entitlement and permit processing support.
- Goods movement corridor for just-in-time inventory and just-in-case logistics.
- Air and surface Foreign Trade Zones.
- Alignment with regional workforce availability.
- Professional workforce training by Arizona State University.
- Technology Innovation Incubator for design, testing, and innovation.
- Access to advanced technologies that mitigate environmental impacts.
- Participation in CHIPS Act Incentives Application to reduce market entry costs.


