Tag: Computer Chips

U.S. Awards $1.5 Billion to Chipmaker GlobalFoundries

The grant will go toward chips for the auto and defense industries, and is the largest award to date from $39 billion in government funding.

Plans to Expand U.S. Chip Manufacturing Are Running Into Obstacles

Delays in finishing new factories are emerging, just as the Biden administration begins handing out money to stoke domestic production.

The Next Front in the U.S.-China Battle Over Chips

A U.S.-born chip technology called RISC-V has become critical to China’s ambitions. Washington is debating whether and how to limit the technology.

U.S. Awards Chip Supplier $162 Million to Bolster Critical Industries

The Biden administration said its second grant under a new program would help Microchip Technology expand its facilities in Oregon and Colorado.

Indiana’s Plan to Pipe In Groundwater for Microchip-Making Draws Fire

The state is courting high-tech investments, but a new industrial park may lack enough water. Opponents say piping it from miles away might dry out residential wells.