Riverside County is proud to be at SEMICON Taiwan 2026, showcasing our semiconductor, photonics, aerospace electronics, logistics, workforce, and investment strengths in Inland Southern California.
Why Semiconductor Companies Choose Riverside County
- Southern California Market Access
- Close Proximity to the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles
- Served by 17 Airports - 12 within the County
- Semiconductor and Photonics Ecosystem
- Aerospace and Defense Customers
- Advance Manufacturing Base
- Competitive Operating Costs
- Foreign Trade Zones
- University Research Partnerships
- Business-Friendly Economic Development Support
- One-Stop Concierge Assistance through RivCoED
A Strategic Hub for Advanced Manufacturing, Innovation and Global Commerce.
Riverside County
By The Numbers
With a growing workforce, world-class logistics infrastructure, and direction connections to global markets, Riverside County offers the scale, talent, and strategic advantages companies need to invest, innovate, and grow.
Local Semiconductor Industry & Supply Chain
Riverside County offers a growing semiconductor and advanced electronics ecosystem that supports multiple stages of the industry value chain, including photonics, compound semiconductors, semiconductor equipment, advanced packaging, microelectronics manufacturing, and integrated circuit design.
This concentration of capabilities creates opportunities for collaboration, supplier development, and technology commercialization while reducing supply chain risk. Combined with strategic access to Southern California's logistics network, a large and skilled workforce, research partnerships, and competitive operating costs, Riverside County provides Taiwanese semiconductor and adjacent technology companies with an attractive platform to establish U.S. operations, expand manufacturing capacity, and serve North American customers.
Approximately 40 percent of imported goods moving through the Los Angeles and Long Beach port complex travel through Riverside County, making the region a critical distribution and supply chain hub for manufacturers serving North America.
What sets Riverside County apart is the strength of its adjacent industries. The County's established advanced manufacturing, aerospace and defense, medical device, clean energy, and logistics sectors create opportunities for collaboration, supplier development, and technology commercialization. Semiconductor companies can leverage access to customers, partners, and end markets across multiple high-growth industries, helping accelerate innovation and reduce supply chain risk.
Below are some of the Photonic Compound Semiconductors and Fabless Semiconductors in Riverside County, as well as Electronics and Semiconductor supply chain companies.
A Strong Regional Talent Pipeline
Research, Education, and Workforce Training Network
Innovation and workforce development are critical to the future of the semiconductor industry. Riverside County offers direct access to research institutions, engineering talent, and workforce training programs that support industry growth. From technician training to advanced R&D, the region provides the talent and partnerships needed to support the semiconductor value chain.
With more than 30 colleges and universities across Riverside County and Inland Southern California, companies gain access to a continuous pipeline of engineers, technicians, computer scientists, and skilled professionals. Through collaborative partnerships with employers and initiatives such as the Inland Empire/Desert Regional Consortium, Riverside County supports a skilled talent pipeline equipped to meet the needs of advanced manufacturing, technology, and emerging industries while driving long-term innovation and business growth.
Foreign Direct Investment Dashboard
Click below to explore Riverside County’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Dashboard and learn about top sectors of FDI, Foreign-Owned Enterprises, ports, airports, and more.
Riverside County Emerging Technologies
Riverside County Innovation
A 2021 report on Innovation in the Inland Empire from the UCR Center for Social Innovation states that “according to job posting data, jobs in the innovation sector have grown by 88% since 2016, a rate comparable to the rest of Southern California."
Riverside County has burgeoning clusters in Biotechnology, Health Care and Renewable Energy. This map illustrates those clusters.
Click below to explore a map of emerging technologies sectors.
International Trade Quick Facts
- Riverside County is home to 580 Foreign-Owned Enterprises (FOEs). FOEs employ nearly 13,200 individuals
- Riverside MSA was the 36th Metropolitan Exporter in 2024
- Our total goods export for 2024 was $11 Billion
- Top 5 export destinations for Riverside MSA are Mexico, Canada, China, the Netherlands and Japan
California has the largest GDP of all states in the US. $ 3,862,171.40 (2023 GDP, US Bureau of Economic analysis), and is the 5th largest economy in the world for the seventh consecutive year
- Riverside County is the 9th largest economy in California by GRP
Riverside County, California - 7300 Miles of Opportunity
Brokers, site selectors, business owners, investors and other regional partners can search RivCoSites.com to locate retail properties, vacant land, office or industrial space in Riverside County. Be confident in the most up-to-date demographic information sourced from Esri. Click the button below and explore this valuable tool to:
- Get up-to-date demographic information about workforce, income, housing and more
- Search specific properties in a selected area
- Find properties located in opportunity zones
- Download a property flyer for each site
Foreign Trade Zones (FTZ)
U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones are considered outside of U.S. commerce for Customs purposes. This enables companies to defer duty payments on merchandise until it is entered into U.S. commerce. If the merchandise is subsequently re-exported from the FTZ, no Customs entry is filed, and no duty paid on the merchandise. The U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones program offers substantial advantages to U.S.-based manufacturers and distributors, many of which are not available under free trade zone regimes abroad. In general, merchandise in a zone may be: assembled, exhibited, cleaned, manipulated, manufactured, mixed, processed, relabeled, repackaged, repaired, salvaged, sampled, stored, tested, displayed, and destroyed.
Click below to visit our Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) page.
International Trade Partnerships
Quick Links
The following quick links lead to Federal, State and Local Resources. Click on the down arrows to expand each selection.
Federal Resources
- SelectUSA Investor Guide
- International Investor Starter Packet
- US Census: Foreign Trade
- USA GOV: Import/Export
- International Trade Administration
- International Trade Administration: Exports
- Small Business Administration
- US Customs and Border Protection
- World Trade Organization
- International Economic Business Council
State Resources
Local Resources
Contact Us
Schedule a Meeting with RivCoED at SEMICON!
Kimberly Wright
Economic Development Manager
Riverside County Office of Economic Development
Email: [email protected]