Renewing American Innovation Project

Whether the conflict in Ukraine is resolved quickly or becomes a protracted struggle is still unclear. However, the new churn in geopolitics underlines the imperative for enhancing resiliency of the semiconductor supply chain to prepare ourselves for more uncertain times.

Semiconductors are the platform technology of the 21st century, underpinning critical technologies ranging from medical devices to defense systems. Recognizing their strategic value, nations and regions around the world are making significant investments to retain and upgrade their own strengths and capacities within a globalized semiconductor industry. The European Chips Act reflects a strategy in this context to keep the EU in the game.

With the global economy reeling from a shortage in semiconductor chips, policy makers have turned their attention to strengthening the resilience of the supply chain, recognizing the centrality of this technology to economic growth and national security. To better understand the vulnerabilities in the semiconductor supply chain, we take a closer look at each step in a chip’s life cycle.

The United States needs to attract and retain the best minds from around the world if it is to succeed in the twenty-first century. 

While Silicon Valley today is a byword for innovation around the world, it came into being through a curious series of events and happenstances.

As lawmakers race to augment U.S. self-reliance in semiconductor manufacturing, there is a need to better understand the characteristics and impacts of tax credits versus direct subsides as alternative or complimentary mechanisms to support the renewal of the nation’s infrastructure for semiconductor production.

Semiconductors, or “chips,” the silicon-based computational building blocks for everything from at-home dishwashers to hypersonic guided missiles, have garnered significant attention from lawmakers as a technology warranting significant domestic manufacture.