tag: CHIPS Act

Wall Street View Of EDA Industry
By Bob Smith - 17 Nov, 2022 - Comments: 0

Jay Vleeschhouwer, managing director of Griffin Securities, has followed the electronic design automation (EDA) industry as a leading financial analyst for 25 years and is a popular speaker at the annual Design Automation Conference (DAC). I spoke with Vleeschhouwer after attending his presentation "The State of EDA: A View from Wall Street" at this year’s DAC. Bob Smith: According t... » read more

Which Foundry Is In The Lead? It Depends.
By Ed Sperling - 26 Oct, 2022 - Comments: 2

The multi-billion-dollar race for foundry leadership is becoming more convoluted and complex, making it difficult to determine which company is in the lead at any time because there are so many factors that need to be weighed. This largely is a reflection of changes in the customer base at the leading edge and the push toward domain-specific designs. In the past, companies like Apple, Google... » read more

Week In Review: Manufacturing, Test
By Karen Heyman - 23 Sep, 2022 - Comments: 0

On Sunday, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck the southeast region of Taiwan, causing devastation. TSMC officials reported “no known significant impact for now.” Market research firm TrendForce arrived at a similar conclusion based on its analysis of individual fabs. The Biden administration announced appointment of the leadership team charged with implementing the US CHIPS and Science Ac... » read more

Week In Review: Manufacturing, Test
By Karen Heyman - 09 Sep, 2022 - Comments: 0

Some funding details are now available for the CHIPS Act in the U.S. The Biden Administration plans to spend the money in the following ways: $28 billion to establish domestic production of leading-edge logic and memory chips through grants, subsidized loans or loan guarantees; $10 billion to increase production of current-generation semiconductors and chips, and $11 billion for rese... » read more

CHIPS Act: U.S. Releases New Implementation Strategy
By Linda Christensen - 06 Sep, 2022 - Comments: 1

The U.S. Department of Commerce today published "A Strategy For The CHIPS For America Fund," outlining its implementation approach to distributing $50 billion from the CHIPS Act of 2022. Find the full strategy paper here, and the executive summary here. Program Goals The program's four primary goals are: Establish and expand domestic production of leading edge semiconductors in ... » read more

Week In Review: Manufacturing, Test
By Karen Heyman - 12 Aug, 2022 - Comments: 0

Government funding President Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act into law on Tuesday, saying “America is back and leading the way.” That same day Micron touted a $40 billion investment through to 2030, which it expects will create 40,000 American jobs. “This legislation will enable Micron to grow domestic production of memory from less than 2% to up to 10% of the global market in t... » read more

A Sputnik Moment For Chips
By Ed Sperling - 02 Aug, 2022 - Comments: 5

Chip shortages are the new Sputnik moment, and they have created a sense of national and regional panic not seen since the days of the Cold War. For both the United States and Europe, those shortages have sparked some of the largest technology investments by government in the past half-century that are not strictly for the military — and by far the biggest involving semiconductors. Whi... » read more

Week In Review: Manufacturing, Test
By Karen Heyman - 29 Jul, 2022 - Comments: 1

The U.S. Congress approved the CHIPS Act, a mammoth bipartisan achievement the New York Times called “the most significant government intervention in industrial policy in decades.” As passed, the full package — now called the Chips and Science Act — contains $52 billion in direct assistance for the semiconductor industry, along with $24 billion in tax incentives. In addition, the bill c... » read more

Week In Review, Design, Low Power
By Marie C. Baca - 29 Jul, 2022 - Comments: 0

Financial News Cadence announced second quarter revenue of $858 million, an increase of 17.9% compared with the same period a year ago when revenue was $728 million. President and CEO Anirudh Devgan said the company’s results are “emblematic of the megatrends of the long-term strength of semis, systems companies investing more in silicon, and the convergence of system and chip designs.�... » read more

Fab Investments Head Toward Record High
By Marie C. Baca - 27 Jul, 2022 - Comments: 0

Corporations and governments around the globe are making record-breaking investments in chip manufacturing plants amid a major push to make the semiconductor supply chain more robust and less prone to shortages caused by everything from market variations to geopolitical interruptions. These investments — which range from updating existing fabrication facilities to building entirely new fab... » read more

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