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Best locations for a semiconductor and electronics plant

Engineers and the airport first, then land, climate safety and the cluster. A chip, sensor or electronics plant: engineers from a university nearby, a hub airport for high-value freight, flat land, low flood and heat exposure, and electronics firms already in the region.

Ranked on freight and travel access, the labour pool, land and wage costs and the town's own pull, with the must-haves below. Each place page adds the key figures for this kind of site (pay by occupation, employer labour cost, energy prices, grid connection, local taxes, industry mix) with their period, area and source.

What this profile weighs

Site fit (labour pool, costs and local pull for this kind of site) 25Industry cluster (similar companies already here) 25Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km) 20Mobility and connectivity 20Flat land (terrain relief) 15Freight access (motorway, rail, port) 10Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low) 10

Must-haves

  • a hub airport within 90 km
  • a city of 100,000+ within 60 km

Places with at least 5,000 residents.

Sector: Information Technology (semiconductors, hardware) · group: Industry and materials.

Key figures a planner compares

Shown on each place page with period, area and source where the official figure exists. They inform, they do not change the score.

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France, top 5

1,426 places compared.

  1. 1Schiltigheim
    Bas-Rhin, 31,894 residents    88
  2. 2Hœnheim
    Bas-Rhin, 11,215 residents    88
  3. 3Bischheim
    Bas-Rhin, 17,093 residents    87
  4. 4Oberhausbergen
    Bas-Rhin, 5,381 residents    87
  5. 5Rosny-sous-Bois
    Seine-Saint-Denis, 46,207 residents    87

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United States, top 5

4,844 places compared.

  1. 1Medford (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 57,403 residents    89
  2. 2Ten Hills (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 7,062 residents    89
  3. 3Falcon Heights
    Minnesota, 5,571 residents    89
  4. 4West Somerville/Davis Square
    Massachusetts, 6,393 residents    89
  5. 5Cambridge (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 110,402 residents    88

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Germany, top 5

2,670 places compared.

  1. 1Krefeld
    Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt, 228,550 residents    87
  2. 2Königs Wusterhausen
    Dahme-Spreewald, 39,096 residents    86
  3. 3Wildau
    Dahme-Spreewald, 10,994 residents    86
  4. 4Gelsenkirchen
    Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt, 265,885 residents    85
  5. 5Münster
    Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt, 322,904 residents    85

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Spain, top 5

928 places compared.

  1. 1Alcorcón
    Madrid, 170,817 residents    89
  2. 2Sant Adrià de Besòs
    Barcelona, 37,283 residents    87
  3. 3Montcada i Reixac
    Barcelona, 36,794 residents    87
  4. 4Llagosta, La
    Barcelona, 13,259 residents    87
  5. 5Badalona
    Barcelona, 223,006 residents    87

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Italy, top 5

1,937 places compared.

  1. 1Locate di Triulzi
    Milano, 10,321 residents    85
  2. 2Barlassina
    Monza e della Brianza, 6,907 residents    85
  3. 3Stra
    Venezia, 7,556 residents    84
  4. 4Ceriano Laghetto
    Monza e della Brianza, 6,658 residents    84
  5. 5Seveso
    Monza e della Brianza, 24,017 residents    84

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Czechia, top 5

188 places compared.

  1. 1Horoměřice
    Středočeský kraj, 5,405 residents    89
  2. 2Roztoky
    Středočeský kraj, 9,034 residents    88
  3. 3Praha
    Hlavní město Praha, 1,384,732 residents    87
  4. 4Rudná
    Středočeský kraj, 5,395 residents    85
  5. 5Rychvald
    Moravskoslezský kraj, 7,783 residents    81

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Greece, top 5

148 places compared.

  1. 1Πειραιάς
    Peiraias, Nisoi, 168,151 residents    92
  2. 2Δραπετσώνας
    Peiraias, Nisoi, 13,815 residents    92
  3. 3Νικαίας
    Peiraias, Nisoi, 88,077 residents    91
  4. 4Κορυδαλλού
    Peiraias, Nisoi, 61,248 residents    91
  5. 5Κερατσινίου
    Peiraias, Nisoi, 75,721 residents    91

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India, top 5

1,589 places compared.

  1. 1Sayan
    Gujarat, 15,324 residents    89
  2. 2Amroli
    Gujarat, 17,082 residents    89
  3. 3Mahiari
    West Bengal, 17,051 residents    89
  4. 4Rāni Khera
    Delhi, 16,402 residents    89
  5. 5Gorāya
    Punjab, 16,462 residents    88

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Romania, top 5

569 places compared.

  1. 1Municipiul Bucureşti
    Bucureşti, 2,142,929 residents    92
  2. 2Dobroieşti
    Ilfov, 13,964 residents    91
  3. 3Oraş Pantelimon
    Ilfov, 32,121 residents    91
  4. 4Chiajna
    Ilfov, 38,550 residents    91
  5. 5Oraş Popeşti Leordeni
    Ilfov, 47,157 residents    91

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Hungary, top 5

186 places compared.

  1. 1Gödöllő
    Pest, 32,524 residents    87
  2. 2Mogyoród
    Pest, 8,164 residents    85
  3. 3Szigethalom
    Pest, 18,331 residents    84
  4. 4Erdőkertes
    Pest, 9,820 residents    84
  5. 5Veresegyház
    Pest, 21,039 residents    83

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Portugal, top 5

287 places compared.

  1. 1Matosinhos e Leça da Palmeira
    Área Metropolitana do Porto, 49,034 residents    86
  2. 2Fânzeres e São Pedro da Cova
    Área Metropolitana do Porto, 37,753 residents    85
  3. 3Vilar de Andorinho
    Área Metropolitana do Porto, 18,003 residents    85
  4. 4Campanhã
    Área Metropolitana do Porto, 29,666 residents    85
  5. 5Pedrouços
    Área Metropolitana do Porto, 11,564 residents    85

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Canada, top 5

833 places compared.

  1. 1Le Sud-Ouest
    Quebec, 86,347 residents    93
  2. 2Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
    Quebec, 146,501 residents    93
  3. 3Mile End
    Quebec, 23,977 residents    93
  4. 4Snowdon
    Quebec, 32,160 residents    92
  5. 5Parc-Extension
    Quebec, 33,800 residents    92

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Slovakia, top 5

53 places compared.

  1. 1Bratislava - mestská časť Petržalka
    Bratislavský kraj, 112,794 residents    88
  2. 2Bratislava - mestská časť Podunajské Biskupice
    Bratislavský kraj, 23,276 residents    88
  3. 3Bratislava - mestská časť Vrakuňa
    Bratislavský kraj, 20,221 residents    88
  4. 4Bratislava - mestská časť Ružinov
    Bratislavský kraj, 82,483 residents    88
  5. 5Bratislava - mestská časť Nové Mesto
    Bratislavský kraj, 45,342 residents    88

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Poland, top 5

1,134 places compared.

  1. 1Chorzów
    Katowicki, 100,593 residents    90
  2. 2Mysłowice
    Katowicki, 71,280 residents    89
  3. 3Katowice
    Katowicki, 279,190 residents    88
  4. 4Czeladź
    Sosnowiecki, 29,876 residents    88
  5. 5Będzin
    Sosnowiecki, 53,848 residents    88

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Brazil, top 5

685 places compared.

  1. 1Nova Santa Rita
    Rio Grande do Sul, 29,024 residents    81
  2. 2Pari
    São Paulo, 17,359 residents    80
  3. 3Trindade (Santa Catarina)
    Santa Catarina, 15,100 residents    80
  4. 4Elias Fausto
    São Paulo, 17,699 residents    79
  5. 5Cruz do Espírito Santo
    Paraíba, 17,095 residents    79

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Switzerland, top 5

339 places compared.

  1. 1Zürich
    Zurich, 427,721 residents    91
  2. 2Wallisellen
    Zurich, 17,299 residents    91
  3. 3Opfikon
    Zurich, 21,213 residents    90
  4. 4Dietlikon
    Zurich, 7,855 residents    89
  5. 5Kloten
    Zurich, 20,980 residents    88

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