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Victor Awogbemila - Wed, Mar 05, 2025
Yesterday, during his address to the US Congress, President Trump called for the revocation of the CHIPS Act, arguing that it is a waste of money and not an effective way of securing investment into the country.
The CHIPS Act sought to...
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Aaron Leong - Fri, Nov 15, 2024
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced today that it has awarded $6.6 billion in government subsidy to TSMC for its Phoenix, Arizona production endeavors. This contract is the first major award to be confirmed under the CHIPS Incentives...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Apr 25, 2024
The U.S. CHIPS and Science is in full Oprah meme mode as of late, essentially telling chip makers, 'You get a grant, you get a grant...everybody gets a grant!' The idea is to boost US chip manufacturing with some $280 billion earmarked to...
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Paul Lilly - Tue, Apr 16, 2024
The Biden administration has agreed to grant $6.4 billion in direct funding to Samsung as part of the CHIPS and Science Act, which in part will go towards an advanced semiconductor facility in Texas. The investment is part of a broader...
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Alan Velasco - Mon, Apr 08, 2024
The United States government has slowly but surely been distributing funds related to the CHIPS and Science Act, with TSMC set to be a recipient of $6.6 billion in grants and up to $5 billion in loans. The money will be used by the company...
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Marco Chiappetta - Wed, Mar 20, 2024
Since Pat Gelsinger took the helm of Intel, the company has shed a number of extraneous projects, focused on its core competencies, and completely revamped its manufacturing strategy. In fact, Gelsinger has been adamant about Intel...
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Zak Killian - Fri, Mar 10, 2023
Folks who follow technology news—probably you, if you're reading this—will no doubt be aware that the United States' federal government has allocated some $52 billion to promote microprocessor manufacturing inside the country. This money...
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Tim Sweezy - Fri, Feb 24, 2023
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo recently delivered a speech at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service recently on the importance of the CHIPS Act and its long-term vision for America.
Raimondo opened the speech by...
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Tim Sweezy - Fri, Aug 26, 2022
President Joe Biden is scheduled to attend the groundbreaking ceremony for Intel's Ohio semiconductor facilities on September 9, 2022. The White House made the announcement Thursday as Intel plans on getting started on its two fabs that...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Jul 21, 2022
Samsung has shared a massive spending proposal with the Texas Controller's office that could see the South Korean electronics giant invest $200 billion over the next couple of decades on a dozen new chip manufacturing plants. Interestingly...
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Tim Sweezy - Mon, Jul 18, 2022
The US CHIPS Act is aimed at making America more competitive against China when it comes the chip industry. However, several US semiconductor firms are said to be debating on whether or not to oppose the package, due to what some are...
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