Intel chief says firm will invest $7 billion in Arizona semiconductor factory

TECH-CES-INTEL

Intel Corp Chief Executive Officer Brian Krzanich said during a visit with President Donald Trump on Wednesday that the computer chip manufacturer will invest $7 billion in an Arizona semiconductor factory.

Krzanich, speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, said the factory would employ 3,000 people at its peak.

(Reporting by Roberta Rampton; Writing by David Alexander; Editing by Doina Chiacu)