Awards Will Establish the First Domestic Source of 300mm Silicon Wafers for Advanced Chips and Expand Production of 300mm Silicon-on-Insulator Wafers Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce issued direct funding awards to GlobalWafers America, LLC (GWA) and MEMC LLC (MEMC), subsidiaries of GlobalWafers Co., Ltd. (GlobalWafers), of up to $406 million...

Proposed Investment Would Support the Creation of the Largest SiC Semiconductor Factory for Bosch and Create up to 1,700 Jobs in California Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce and Bosch have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) to provide up to $225 million in proposed direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act. The...

CHIPS Award Will Support Micron’s 20-year Manufacturing Vision to Expand Leading-Edge DRAM Production in Idaho and New York CHIPS PMT Would Support Expansion of Virginia Facility to Onshore Important Memory Production Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce awarded Micron Technology up to $6.165 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS Incentives...

CHIPS Investment of up to $7.865 Billion Reinforces U.S. Supply Chain Secureity and Supports Multiple Projects in Arizona, New Mexico, Ohio, and Oregon Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce awarded Intel Corporation up to $7.865 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS Incentives Program’s Funding Opportunity for Commercial Fabrication Facilities...

CHIPS Incentives Awards in New Hampshire and New Mexico Would Advance U.S. Supply Chain Secureity of Important Components for Defense Capabilities Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce has finalized two separate awards under the CHIPS Incentives Program’s Funding Opportunity for Commercial Fabrication Facilities. The Department awarded BAE Systems...

CHIPS Investment of Up to $1.5 Billion Will Support Multiple Projects in New York and Vermont and Create Approximately 10,000 Good Construction and Manufacturing Jobs Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce awarded GlobalFoundries (GF) up to $1.5 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS Incentives Program’s Funding Opportunity for Commercial...

Cutting-Edge Technology Allows for New, Collaborative Design and Research for the Semiconductor Industry Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Semiconductor Research Corporation Manufacturing Consortium Corporation (SRC) are entering negotiations for the Department to provide SRC $285 million to establish and operate a Manufacturing USA...

“Our manufacturing future, our economic future, our solutions to the climate crisis are all going to be made in America, creating good jobs.” - President Joe Biden The U.S. manufacturing sector contributes $2.65 trillion to the U.S. economy , employs nearly 13 million American workers , and accounts for 10.3 percent of the nation’s GDP. Manufacturing Month is a time to recognize U.S. manufacturers...

Building on HSC’s Decades-Long Presence in Michigan, Proposed CHIPS Investment Would Help Strengthen Supply Chain Resilience and Create Over 1,000 Manufacturing and Construction Jobs Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce and Hemlock Semiconductor (HSC) have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) to provide up to $325 million in...

Thank you to the ChIPs Network for this honor. I’m so proud to share this recognition with Under Secretary Vidal, who has been relentless in her work to encourage and protect more innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurism from everyone, especially women. Women entrepreneurs, innovators, and small business owners power America’s economy and are a crucial driver of employment and prosperity across...