Florida Semiconductor Institute Could Land in Jacksonville

According to The Gainesville Sun, Jacksonville is the front-runner to become the future home of the University of Florida’s Florida Semiconductor Institute Gov. Ron DeSantis calls the next step in building the state’s growing semiconductor industry.

UF has not yet made a site selection, but at a board of trustees meeting this month, board Chairman Mori Hosseini said putting the Florida Semiconductor Institute in Jacksonville would be in addition to the ongoing work toward building a UF graduate campus in the downtown area.

He said the the UF grad campus, which would apply advances in artificial intelligence across a variety of courses and research, still needs another $50 million to reach the $300 million mark to move forward with construction. Over the past year, the prospect of a UF campus in Jacksonville has locked up $250 million in funding — $150 million from the state, $50 million from the city of Jacksonville and $50 million from private donors.

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