07-08-2022, 11:52 AM
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the fragility of the value chains of this industry, which is largely concentrated in Southeast Asia.
While the chip shortage finally seems to be showing signs of improvement, Taiwan's overwhelming dominance in global semiconductor production continues to cause concern as China flexes its muscles in the Strait of Formosa.
Two years of tough negotiations, the search for compromises and heated exchanges have finally paid off. After getting the green light from the Senate and the House of Representatives last week, the Chips and Science Act now only awaits the signature of US President Joe Biden to come into force.
If the road was long to allow this law to see the light of day, the result is anything but negligible, and marks the return with great fanfare of a proactive industrial policy in the United States. 280 billion will be invested, including 52.7 billion which will be devoted to supporting the production of semiconductors on American soil and research into this technology with the help of subsidies. Another 24 billion will be spent on tax incentives for the same purpose. The rest of the 280 billion must be invested in research around critical
https://www.latribune.fr/technos-medias/...27665.html
While the chip shortage finally seems to be showing signs of improvement, Taiwan's overwhelming dominance in global semiconductor production continues to cause concern as China flexes its muscles in the Strait of Formosa.
Two years of tough negotiations, the search for compromises and heated exchanges have finally paid off. After getting the green light from the Senate and the House of Representatives last week, the Chips and Science Act now only awaits the signature of US President Joe Biden to come into force.
If the road was long to allow this law to see the light of day, the result is anything but negligible, and marks the return with great fanfare of a proactive industrial policy in the United States. 280 billion will be invested, including 52.7 billion which will be devoted to supporting the production of semiconductors on American soil and research into this technology with the help of subsidies. Another 24 billion will be spent on tax incentives for the same purpose. The rest of the 280 billion must be invested in research around critical
https://www.latribune.fr/technos-medias/...27665.html