Commerce Seeking Feedback on Ways to Support Semiconductor Industry
The Commerce Department is seeking comments on ways it can incentivize domestic semiconductor investments and accelerate chip research to “ensure a robust domestic semiconductor industry,” the agency said in a notice. The comments will help inform Commerce as it prepares…
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to implement semiconductor incentives and other chip provisions passed as part of the 2021 defense policy bill, the agency said. It hopes the public can help “inform the design and implementation of the set of potential” programs described in the bill, and is specifically looking for feedback from semiconductor manufacturers, materials providers, equipment suppliers, designers, trade associations, semiconductor buyers and semiconductor industry investors. Commerce said it may hold workshops to “explore in more detail questions raised” in the notice. Comments are due 5 p.m. EST on March 25.