LVEDC Resources

An overview of activity in the Lehigh Valley commercial real estate market for the first quarter of 2024.

Mike Burns, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of iDEAL Semiconductor in Bethlehem and partner of Murray Hill Group, talks about how Lehigh Valley is a critical place of innovation during LVEDC's 2023 Fall Signature Event. iDEAL Semiconductor, located at Ben Franklin TechVentures in Bethlehem, has developed SuperQ™ a technology at the atomic scale that dramatically improves energy efficiency. Applicable to all types of semiconductors, it works by opening more room for conduction, which reduces resistance and energy loss.

The Lehigh Valley was at the forefront of technology in the 1950s as the first transistors were made at Western Electric plant in Allentown. Since then, the innovations here have influenced generations of talent. Mike Burns, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of iDEAL Semiconductor and Partner at Murray Hill Group, talks about how those in Silicon Valley play the Kevin Bacon game with the Lehigh Valley during LVEDC's 2023 Fall Signature Event. iDEAL Semiconductor, located at Ben Franklin TechVentures in Bethlehem, has developed SuperQ™ a technology at the atomic scale that dramatically improves energy efficiency. Applicable to all types of semiconductors, it works by opening more room for conduction, which reduces resistance and energy loss.

Doug Dopp, Senior Director of Manufacturing at Broadcom, talks about how Broadcom remains a critical part of the technology economy at the 2023 Fall Signature Event. Broadcom operates a wafer fabrication facility in Upper Macungie Township where 250 employees develop and manufacture indium phosphide semiconductor lasers and detectors for fiber-optic networks and data centers. Those technologies are key to recent developments in artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Jill Bennett, Vice President, Xeon® & Networking Engineering Director, Network & Edge Group at Intel®, talks about how Lehigh Valley is a critical place for technology at LVEDC's 2023 Fall Signature Event. Intel employs more than 300 people in Hanover Township, Lehigh County, where engineers design semiconductor devices that are fabricated at other Intel facilities and packaged abroad.

Ed Pullin, IP Marketing Director in the Network Edge Group at Intel®, talks about how the Lehigh Valley is critical to technology development during LVEDC's 2023 Fall Signature Event. Intel employs more than 300 people in Hanover Township, Lehigh County, where engineers design semiconductor devices that are fabricated at other Intel facilities and packaged abroad.

The LVEDC Board of Directors brings together the talents and expertise of leaders from some of the Lehigh Valley's largest companies and organizations representing a wide range of sectors from the economy. Their guidance is crucial in the implementation of strategies that support economic growth.

Lehigh Valley IronPigs' President and General Manager Kurt Landes' testimonial on regional branding, shown at the 2024 Annual Meeting

Muhlenberg College's President Kathleen Harring, Ph.D.'s testimonial on collaboration in using the brand logo, shown at the 2024 Annual Meeting