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ABOUT CHIPS FOR AMERICA

Semiconductors, or chips, are tiny electronic devices that are fundamental to
nearly all modern industrial and national security activities. These devices
power tools as simple as a light switch and as complex as a fighter jet or a
smartphone. Small but mighty, semiconductors are also essential building blocks
of other emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, autonomous
systems, 5G communications and quantum computing. 

Semiconductors were invented in America, and the U.S. semiconductor industry has
historically dominated many parts of the international semiconductor supply
chain, such as R&D, chip design and manufacturing. Yet the U.S. position within
the semiconductor industry has been declining. In 1990, the U.S. accounted for
around 40% of global semiconductor fabrication capacity. By 2019, that number
had dropped to about 11%.

In 2022, President Joe Biden signed into law the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022.
It is a vital first step that provides the Department of Commerce with $50
billion for a suite of programs to strengthen and revitalize the U.S. position
in semiconductor research, development, and manufacturing—while also investing
in American workers.

These programs seek to restore U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing by
providing incentives and encouraging investment to expand the domestic
manufacturing capacity necessary to produce the most advanced semiconductors
needed for applications in AI and high-performance computing, as well as less
advanced semiconductors that remain critical components of everything from
automobiles to microwave ovens. In addition to major manufacturing investments,
these programs will also create a dynamic new center for innovation and
research, laying the groundwork for the creation of the next generation
industries. 


IMPLEMENTATION PRIORITIES

The Department of Commerce is balancing urgent needs in the semiconductor
industry with long-term strategic goals. The CHIPS program is a marathon, not a
sprint. The program includes several tools, some with near-term benefit and many
with a longer-term horizon. We encourage participants to view CHIPS as a
long-term program and a sustained partnership between the public and private
sector.  As we embark on program design, we have set out the following
principles:


→ MEET ECONOMIC AND NATIONAL SECURITY NEEDS.

The CHIPS program must address economic and national security risks by building
domestic capacity that reduces U.S. reliance on foreign production of both
leading edge and older generation microelectronics. U.S. long-term economic and
national security requires a sustainable, competitive domestic industry. 


→ ENSURE LONG-TERM LEADERSHIP IN THE SECTOR.

The CHIPS program will establish a dynamic, collaborative network for
semiconductor research and innovation to enable long-term U.S. leadership in the
industries of the future. The program will support a diversity of technologies
and applications along many stages of product and process development.


→ STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND REGIONAL CLUSTERS.

Long-term competitiveness requires large economies of scale and investments
across the supply chain. Regional clusters containing manufacturing facilities,
suppliers, research and workforce programs, along with supporting
infrastructure, will be the foundation for a competitive industry. The CHIPS
program will facilitate the expansion, creation and coordination of
semiconductor clusters that benefit many companies. 


→ CATALYZE PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT.

A successful CHIPS program responds to market signals, fills market gaps and
reduces investment risk to attract significant private capital. The role of
government in the CHIPS program is to shift financial incentives to maximize
large-scale private investment in production, break-through technologies, and
workers. The CHIPS program encourages new ecosystem partnerships that reduce
risk, build on U.S. strengths, and facilitate such investments. 


→ GENERATE BENEFITS FOR A BROAD RANGE OF STAKEHOLDERS AND COMMUNITIES.

A successful CHIPS program creates benefits for startups, workers, socially and
economically disadvantaged (SEDI) businesses, including minority-owned,
veteran-owned and women-owned businesses and rural businesses, universities and
colleges, and state and local economies, in addition to supporting semiconductor
companies. The CHIPS program encourages linkages to underserved regions and
populations to draw in new participants to the semiconductor ecosystem. 


→ PROTECT TAXPAYER DOLLARS.

The CHIPS program includes rigorous review of applications along with robust
compliance and accountability requirements to ensure taxpayer funds are
protected and spent wisely, and are not used for dividends, stock buybacks, or
windfall profits. 


NEWS AND PRESS RELEASES


U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ANNOUNCES CHIPS FOR AMERICA LEADERS AND STAFF

February 17, 2023
The U.S. Department of Commerce today announced leaders and staff joining the
CHIPS for America team who will play key roles implementing the bipartisan CHIPS


NEWS FROM CHIPS INCENTIVES AND R&D

February 7, 2023
Since President Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act, the U.S. Department of
Commerce has been standing up a CHIPS for America team to implement this
landmark


A NANOFABULOUS EXPERIENCE: INTERNSHIP AT NIST’S NANOFAB PROVIDES VITAL TRAINING
FOR ENGINEERS AND TECHNICIANS ENTERING THE SEMICONDUCTOR WORKFORCE

NanoFab internships are one of the many ways that NIST and the Department of
Commerce are helping to ensure American


NIST AND AIM PHOTONICS TEAM UP ON HIGH FREQUENCY OPTICAL/ELECTRONIC CHIPS

December 20, 2022
This collaborative effort will enable new chip designs for high-speed
communications.
View All News and Updates


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