{"id":2,"date":"2025-04-15T23:46:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T23:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greatlakessemiconductor.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-03-17T18:59:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T18:59:31","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/greatlakessemiconductor.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2\" class=\"elementor elementor-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67676d61 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"67676d61\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db2d3b1 e-grid e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db2d3b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"intro\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-415252e e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"415252e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47a1a30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47a1a30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Powering North America's Future, One Chip at a Time<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30c1d15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30c1d15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Great Lakes Semiconductor <\/b>(GLS) \u00a0will be a fully-integrated semiconductor company focusing on developing world-class semiconductor fabrication facilities and technology park ecosystem aimed at addressing critical needs in North America\u2019s semiconductor industry.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>GLS initially will include:<\/strong> research, design and development of chips, chip sets, and other mems\/sensor devices; workforce development; establish a pocket fab for prototype and small-lot production; and 3D packaging all at our new, state-of-the-art <strong>ChipForge\u2122 <\/strong>Facilities. In collaboration with its strategic partners, such as Japan\u2019s Neitas and Daikin, APES and AltaScient, GLS will focus on expanding and securing North America\u2019s semiconductor supply chain.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e43c77f e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e43c77f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fb052f e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6fb052f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-713a18a e-grid e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"713a18a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-789c6e6 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"789c6e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef09a64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef09a64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our logo has true meaning.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6db595a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6db595a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Consisting of five elements the logo is so much more than a traditional logo. 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In collaboration with its strategic partners, such as Japan\u2019s Neitas and Daikin, APES and AltaScient, GLS will focus on expanding and securing North America\u2019s semiconductor supply chain. Our logo has true meaning. Consisting of five elements the logo is so much more than a traditional logo. We all have 5 major senses, symbolic of the sensors GLS will be primarily manufacturing in our early years of operation. Also in Japanese culture, there are 5 elements: Earth, Wind, Fire, Water and the Void. In Chinese and Korean cultures, the 5 elements are: Earth, Fire, Water, Metal and Wood. Five Core Elements of the Semiconductor Manufacturing Process: Wafer Fabrication (front-end processing) Lithography (patterning) Deposition &amp; Etching (thin film processing) Interconnect and metallization Packaging and Testing (back-end processing) The Five Core Business Principles of Great Lakes Semiconductor: Innovation &amp; integration \u2013 the smooth, rounded edges represent seamless integration of our semiconductor technologies with the United States&#8217; high-tech industry. Collaboration &amp; connectivity \u2013 reflecting the interconnected nature of semiconductor manufacturing and the broader supply-chain ecosystem especially in the technology park. Fluidity &amp; Precision \u2013 inspired by the Great Lakes, the rounded edges could symbolize water, fluidity, and precision engineering in chip fabrication. Balance of tradition &amp; future \u2013 the logo is a modern version of the maple leaf as an element of United States&#8217; identity, while the rounded edges modernize and soften it for a forward- looking vision. Scalability &amp; growth \u2013 the curves also suggest adaptability and growth., essential for a Class 1000 Pocket Fab as well as a major Class 1 cleanroom evolving from prototype to production. Finally, the five elements symbolize the five great personal influences on Dr. Thurston in conceptualizing and making this disruptive business a reality: E. Lawton Thurston, Jr., Yvonne Thurston, Jerry R. Junkins, Akira Ishikawa, and Dr. Chung-mou (Morris) Chang. In the News Commonwealth Magazine Taiwan\u2019s Advanced Technological Capabilities Are a Central Focus of the Newly Initiated U.S. Section 301 Investigation Mar 16, 2026 Read More Commonwealth Magazine Taiwan\u2019s $250 Billion Gamble: Lower Tariffs, Rising Risks for the Industrial Core Jan 21, 2026 Read More TechSoda Exclusive: TSMC\u2019s Former General Counsel on Foundry Giant\u2019s Strategic Logic Apr 27, 2025 Read More<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Home - Great Lakes Semiconductor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/greatlakessemiconductor.com\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Home - Great Lakes Semiconductor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Powering North America&#8217;s Future, One Chip at a Time Great Lakes Semiconductor (GLS) \u00a0will be a fully-integrated semiconductor company focusing on developing world-class semiconductor fabrication facilities and technology park ecosystem aimed at addressing critical needs in North America\u2019s semiconductor industry.\u00a0 GLS initially will include: research, design and development of chips, chip sets, and other mems\/sensor devices; workforce development; establish a pocket fab for prototype and small-lot production; and 3D packaging all at our new, state-of-the-art ChipForge\u2122 Facilities. 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