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Looking for a “fresh start” amid Phoenix’s semiconductor boom
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Heather Long
and Maria Hollenhorst
May 2, 2024
The federal government is spending billions to support semiconductor manufacturing. But trainees seeking chipmaking jobs may have to wait.
CHIPS funds are heading to Phoenix, “ground zero for the new economy”
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Heather Long
and Maria Hollenhorst
Apr 30, 2024
An influx of federal investment in the Arizona metropolis is meant to energize the nation's tech industry and accelerate job creation. Will it work?
The US is known for designing chips, not making them. Can the CHIPS Act funding change that?
Feb 21, 2024
This week, the Biden administration said it’s awarding $1.5 billion to chipmaker GlobalFoundries to expand its manufacturing here, in the largest grant under the CHIPS Act so far.
$5 billion Intel deal scrapped after China dragged out regulatory approval
by
Ali Budner
Aug 22, 2023
Intel recently scrapped a $5 billion deal to buy an Israeli semiconductor manufacturer — primarily because China dragged its feet on giving the regulatory green light for the deal.
How AI is reshaping the computer chip industry
by
Matt Levin
May 24, 2023
Semiconductor company NVIDIA seems to be leading the race in hardware AI.
The debt limit is not a tool for "extortion," Biden adviser Lael Brainard says
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Sean McHenry
and Sarah Leeson
Apr 26, 2023
The new head of the National Economic Council on inflation, supply chains, jobs and post-SVB bank regulation.
Boosting chip production is “an investment in America’s national security,” Commerce secretary says
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Andie Corban
Apr 25, 2023
“The stakes are so high” when it comes to making the U.S. a leader in this key technology, says Gina Raimondo.
For public good, not for profit.
Could a recent scientific breakthrough in electric conductivity transform tech?
by
David Brancaccio
, Alex Schroeder
and Ariana Rosas
Apr 5, 2023
Researchers at the University of Rochester created a material that could make superconducting possible at room temperature.
Biden administration makes a long-term bet with its CHIPS plan
Mar 3, 2023
But will it work out as the President hopes?
The transistor's role in the birth of Silicon Valley
by
David Brancaccio
and Alex Schroeder
Dec 15, 2022
Silicon Valley exists for a number of reasons. Chief among them might be the mother of a Nobel Prize winner.