Activa Med & Tech Free Zone
WHY COSTA RICA?
Free Zone & Industrial Park
Strategic location
Costa Rica
2 Hours away from the US
Ideal nearshoring destination
Port connectivity to the
Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
Ideal Time Zones for the
Americas and Europe
16 Free Trade
Agreements
Preferential access to +50 countries, including US and EU
16 Free Trade Agreements
Bilateral investments treaties
OEDC Member
WTO Member
CHIPS ACT
IMPACT IN COSTA RICA
Free Zone & Industrial Park
U.S. Department of State, through the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, awarded $13.8 million to Arizona State University (ASU) under the CHIPS Act International Technology Security and Innovation (ITSI) Fund.
According to the U.S. Embassy, this funding will initiate a program aimed at expanding semiconductor chip assembly, testing, and packaging (“ATP” or “downstream”) operations in Costa
COSTA RICA ROADMAP
SEMICONDUCTORS
Complete Ecosystem
Actions: Expand programs, improve English, attract specialists.
Actions: Develop new incentives for R&D and FDI, promote startups.
Actions: Expand programs, improve English, attract specialists.
Actions: Simplify procedures for chemicals, residency, intellectual property, and trade. Improve infrastructure and staffing at ports.
Actions: Expand programs, improve English, attract specialists.
Actions: Develop new incentives for R&D and FDI, promote startups.
Actions: Expand programs, improve English, attract specialists.
Actions: Simplify procedures for chemicals, residency, intellectual property, and trade. Improve infrastructure and staffing at ports.
MEDICAL DEVICES
CLUSTER
Medical device are the top industrial export ofCosta Rica since 2015
Contract Manufactures
Advant Medical
TE Connectivity
Biomerics
Confluent Medical
ITEK
Viant Medical
SMC
Tegra Medical
Trelleborg
Sterilization
Sterigenics
Steris
Suppliers
ATL Tecnology
Freudenberg
Admedes
Nelipak
Heraeus
Avna Medical
Resonetics
Spectrum Plastics
ThermoFisher
Avantor
ADVANCED MANUFACTURING
CLUSTER
Consumer Electronics
Matthews International
Noxtak
Panasonic
Saco International
Vitec / CPP
Contract & Electronics
Manufacturing Services
Camtronics
ClamCleat
East West Manufacturing
Tico Electronics
Zollner electronics
Electronic Components
Bourn / Trimpot
Controles de corriente
Electrotechnik
Huber + Suhner
RDF Sensors Group
Samtec
Smiths Groups
Semiconductors
Intel
Zollner
Smiths Interconnect
Samtec
Qorvo
Teradyne
Advantest
Eats West
ADVANCED MANUFACTURING
CLUSTER
Analytics / Big Data
Panduit Cost Rica Takes advantage of the power of advanced analytics to create predictive models to make data-based decisions.
Internet of things
Qorvo is accelerating the adoption of LoT products through connectivity solutions.
Robotics
Flex Costa Rica uses robotics for assembly of parts in the automotive industry.
R&D
Intel hosts a Volume Lab in Costa Rica where over 900 engineers are in charge of pre and post-silicon functions and software development,
final test and validation.
Engineering & Design
Altanova
Avionyx
FLEX
Ingram Micro
Intel
Samtec
Teradyne
Twin Engines
Telecommunications
GNFT
Panduit
Automotive
Bridgestone
Componentes innovadores
CooperStandart
Daewoo Bus
Deshler Automotive Products
Firestone Industrial Products
FLEX
Promitel
Proquinal
Aerospace
Avionyx
Camtronics
Coopesa
Micro Technologies
Tico Electronics
Zollner electronics