On the 9th, the White House publicized that the U.S. "CHIPS Act" will invest $11 billion ** to support the U.S. semiconductor research and development program, and the U.S. National Semiconductor Technology Center, the core of the action, will also be established.
Reuters reported that the U.S. Congress passed the epoch-making "Chips and Science Act" in August 2022, providing $52.7 billion in funding, including $39 billion to subsidize semiconductor production and $11 billion to develop semiconductors; The bill also creates a 25% tax credit for chip factory investment, estimated at $24 billion.
Semiconductor R&D is centered on the $5 billion National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC), which is responsible for advanced semiconductor research and prototyping.
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said at the White House event that the U.S. National Semiconductor Technology Center is "a public-private collaboration between the public-private sector and industry customers, businesses, academia, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists to innovate, connect, network and solve problems so that Americans can compete with the world."
The U.S. National Center for Semiconductor Technology will also establish an investment** to help emerging semiconductor companies commercialize their technologies.
The CHIPS Act of 2022 also includes the creation of the National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program and several new "Manufacturing USA" agencies for the semiconductor industry.
Raimondo revealed on the 5th that the U.S. Department of Commerce plans to announce several major chip manufacturing incentives within two months. In an interview with Reuters, she said: "We are in very complex and challenging negotiations with these companies. But she did not specify which companies.
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