The push is on to return semiconductor manufacturing to our shores.
A bare wafer stacker sorts silicon wafers in Building 51 at Micron Technology Inc. headquarters in Boise, Idaho, on Monday, June 10, 2024. The United States leads the world in semiconductor research, design and innovation. However, our abdication of electronics manufacturing preeminence over the past three decades is an example of the hollowing out of a critical strategic industry.
For this reason, we have high hopes for a $1.4 billion, five-year partnership between the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the University of Texas at Austin to establish the first U.S. hub for advanced microelectronics manufacturing. If successful, the partnership could accelerate the resurgence of a domestic semiconductor manufacturing industry.
DARPA, which develops advanced technologies for the military, has a long history as a trailblazer tracing back to the 1960s, when the organization paved the way for the modern internet. This time, DARPA is tasked with creating a next-generation domestic center and program to pioneer cutting-edge fabrication techniques.CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, which provided billions of dollars to bolster microelectronics research, development and manufacturing in the United States.
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