World Region – America

Rules proposing how Chips Act money will come with ‘guardrails’ to stop its benefits reaching ‘adversarial’ countries, were announced by the US Department of Commerce yesterday. The DoC will now allow 60 days for comments on the proposed rules. “The innovation and technology funded in the CHIPS Act is how we plan to expand the technological and national security advantages ...

Texas Instruments is to build its next 300mm wafer analogue and embedded processor fab in Utah, next to its existing 300mm fab in the town of Lehi. Once completed, the Lehi fabs will operate as a single unit. “This new fab is part of our long-term, 300mm manufacturing roadmap,” TI COO Haviv Ilan. “With the anticipated growth of semiconductors in ...

This is the year the US government is expected to start dispensing the $250 billion of Chips Act money. More than a dozen states are working on incentive packages with tax credits, zoning changes and cuts to red tape, says the SIA, with $187 billion announced projects for new or expanded semiconductor facilities in 16 states that would create over ...

The US is about to impose a ban on the selling of EDA software for ICs based on gate all-around transistors, reports the Protocol web-site. US President Joe Biden is said to have OK’d the ban which is with the Office of Management and Budget while details are completed. Suppliers of the software include Cadence, Synopsys and Siemens. Already the US ...

The US Chips Act finally made it through Congress yesterday with the House of Representatives voting 243 to 187 in favour. The bill now goes to the White House where President Joe Biden is expected to sign it next week putting it into law. The bill provides $52 billion in funding for the US chip indutry plus a 25% subsidy ...

Yesterday US President Joe Biden had a virtual meeting on the Chips Act with the CEOs of Lockheed Martin, Cummins and Medtronic and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. “Congress must pass this bill as soon as possible,” said Biden “there is an economic imperative. This bill is going to supercharge efforts to make semiconductors.” The bill puts up $52 billion in ...

Yesterday  the US Senate voted 64-34 for a measure enabling the passing of the Chips Act in the next two weeks. According to Bloomberg, the measure envisages a package of support for the US chip industry worth $54 billion subsidies and $24 billion under a 25% four year tax credit to build fabs in the US. “Today’s vote is an ...

The US Chips Act was passed by the House of Representatives on Friday by a 222-210 margin. There now follows a period when the Senate and the House seek to reconcile the differences between their two versions of the bill. The combined version will then have to be voted on again to become law. If passed the Act would provide ...

The US Department of Commerce has come out with a report based on a survey of 150 companies which says chip manufacturers’ median inventory level is five days compared to 40 days in 2019. On the other hand, median demand was reported to be up 17% on 2019. The respondents see no quick solution and  reckon shortages could last into ...

Samsung is considering the Texas town of Taylor and sites in Arizona and New York for a $17 billion fab, reports Reuters. All three locations are being considered in addition to Samsung’s already declared interest in siting the fab in Austin where it already has a fab. The fab will create 1,800 jobs. The authorities in Taylor have proposed a ...