Notice2026-01112

Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 39, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Qorvo US, Inc.; (Semiconductor Wafers, Modules, and Chips); Richardson, Texas

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Published
January 22, 2026

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Commerce DepartmentForeign-Trade Zones Board

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 14 (Thursday, January 22, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2726-2727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01112]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-6-2026]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 39, Notification of Proposed Production 
Activity; Qorvo US, Inc.; (Semiconductor Wafers, Modules, and Chips); 
Richardson, Texas

    Qorvo US, Inc. submitted a notification of proposed production 
activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its facility in Richardson, 
Texas, within FTZ 39. The notification conforming to the requirements 
of the Board's regulations (15 CFR 400.22) was received on January 15, 
2026.
    Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ production activity would be 
limited to the specific foreign-status material(s)/component(s) and 
specific finished product(s) described in the submitted notification 
(summarized below) and subsequently authorized by the Board. The 
benefits that may stem from conducting production activity under FTZ 
procedures are explained in the background section of the Board's 
website--accessible via <a href="http://www.trade.gov/ftz">www.trade.gov/ftz</a>.
    The proposed finished products include: wafers (gallium nitride; 
gallium arsenide; unmounted transistor; gallium arsenide amplifier; 
gallium nitride amplifier); telecommunications inductors; ferrite 
beads; modules (integrated circuit switch; amplifier; microwave 
amplifier); bias controllers; thermal spreaders; aluminum capacitors; 
capacitor chips (ceramic single layer; ceramic multi-layer; ferrite); 
resistors (two terminal fixed surface mounted; carbon film; fixed 
surface mounted chip); printed circuit boards; printed circuit board 
connectors; diodes; discrete transistors; integrated circuit-based 
frequency and signal control units; and, integrated circuit lead frame 
packages (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 3.7%).
    The proposed foreign-status materials/components include: crystals 
(iodine resublimed; quartz piezoelectric); solder (pure tin; lead-tin); 
wafers (4 inch or 6 inch gallium nitride; 6 inch gallium arsenide; 6 
inch doped gallium arsenide; 4 inch or 6 inch doped polycrystalline 
silicon; 4 inch or 6 inch dope silicon carbide; 4 inch or 6 inch 
unmounted transistor; 6 inch or 8 inch bulk acoustic wave filter; 6 
inch surface acoustic wave filter; 6 inch pseudomorphic high electron 
mobility transistor amplifier; 4 inch or 6 inch heterojunction bipolar 
transistor amplifier; 6 inch high electron mobility transistor 
amplifier; 6 inch bipolar high electron mobility transistor amplifier; 
6 inch gallium arsenide amplifier; 4 inch or 6 inch gallium nitride 
amplifier; 6 inch or 8 inch silicon carrier); 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone-
99%; solutions (synthetic cleaning; dilute of acrylic copolymer/
ammonium hydroxide; copper sulfate); solder fluxes; compounds (epoxy 
resin; epoxy resin molding for encapsulation of semiconductor devices); 
thermosetting conductive die attach adhesives; tapes (low static; 
ultraviolet; carrier; cover); plastic wafer trays; semiconductor tape 
reels; pre-form pastes for gold-to-gold bonding; wires (gold; precut 
copper; insulated); copper laminates; pellets (nickel; titanium); 
aluminum scandium alloy ingots; aluminum heat sinks; wafer frames; 
targets (aluminum silicon; tungsten physical vapor disposition; 
aluminum scandium; germanium; tungsten; aluminum copper); solder 
preforms; telecommunications inductors; ferrite beads; switches 
(discrete; limit); circuits (antenna switch integrated; up/down 
converter; upconverter); switch dies; amplifiers (power with duplexer 
integrated circuits; spatium power; balanced X band gallium nitride low 
noise; feedback; heterojunction bipolar transistor broadband feedback; 
monolithic microwave integrated circuit; variable gain; driver); bias 
controllers; thermal spreaders; aluminum capacitors; capacitor chips 
(ceramic single layer; ceramic multi-layer; ferrite); resistors (two 
terminal surface mounted fixed; carbon film; fixed surface mounted 
chip; axial lead); lids (integrated circuit packaged; integrated 
circuit); circuit boards (multi-layer printed; ceramic-based printed; 
semiconductor testing device); connectors (coaxial; terminal; printed 
circuit board); diodes (Zener; signal; rectifier; light-emitting); 
transistors (packaged; discrete; power); filters (high pass; low pass); 
complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor heterojunction bipolar 
transistor amplifier dies; solid state power amplifier drivers; radio 
frequency transceivers; attenuators; digital attenuators; doublers 
(power; frequency); heat sinks; beamformers; phase shifters; microwave 
amplifier modules; and, semiconductor device test boards (duty rate 
ranges from duty-free to 6.1%).
    The request indicates that certain materials/components are subject 
to duties under section 1702(a)(1)(B) of the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (section 1702), section 232 of the Trade Expansion 
Act of 1962 (section 232), or section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 
(section 301), depending on the country of origin. The applicable 
section 1702, section 232, and section 301 decisions require subject 
merchandise to be admitted to FTZs in privileged foreign status (19 CFR 
146.41).
    Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions 
shall be addressed to the Board's Executive Secretary and sent to: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4721333d07333526232269202831"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e88e9c92a89c9a898c8dc68f879e">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. The closing period for their receipt is March 3, 2026.
    A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection 
in the ``Online FTZ Information System'' section of the Board's 
website.

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    For further information, contact Juanita Chen at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#83e9f6e2edeaf7e2ade0ebe6edc3f7f1e2e7e6ade4ecf5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5d37283c3334293c733e3538331d292f3c3938733a322b">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

    Dated: January 16, 2026.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-01112 Filed 1-21-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P


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