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Micron’s $6B CHIPS funding should have more strings attached, critics say

Advocates: Micron needs to explain what a “good job” is But while Neuffer joined Harris’ and the Commerce Department’s chorus, praising the award for creating “high-paying American jobs,” bolstering US national and economic security, and fueling “innovation for years to come,” communities are raising questions. Advocates with Jobs to Move America (JMA)—who are organizing ahead […]

December 10, 2024 | Chips Act, chips and science act, memory chips, Micron, micron technology, Policy, semiconductor | No comments

US blocks China from foreign exports with even a single US-made chip

But while Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said that these new curbs would help prevent “China from advancing its domestic semiconductor manufacturing system” to modernize its military, analysts and “several US officials” told The Post that they pack “far less punch” than the prior two rounds of export controls. Analysts told The Wall Street Journal that […]

December 2, 2024 | AI chips, applied materials, Chips Act, kla, lam research, Policy, Samsung, semiconductor, us-china trade war | No comments

Workers demand more transparency after Intel secures $8B CHIPS funding

On Tuesday, the Biden-Harris administration finalized a CHIPS award of up to $7.865 billion to help fund the expansion of Intel’s commercial fabs in the US. By the end of the decade, these fabs are intended to decrease reliance on foreign adversaries and fill substantial gaps in America’s domestic semiconductor supply chain. Initially, Intel was […]

November 26, 2024 | AI chips, Chips Act, chips fabs, chips plants, Donald Trump, Intel, Policy, semiconductor | No comments

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