Political Quotes

“I want to commend the authors of the CHIPS Act of 2022 for including $52.7 billion to incentivize investments and continued American leadership in semiconductor manufacturing to help address supply chain disruptions and ensure that more semiconductors are produced here at home. Currently, only 12 percent of chips are manufactured domestically, compared to 37 percent in the 1990s. The CHIPS Act of 2022 will ensure the Congressional goal of promoting domestic competitiveness and the Act also includes safeguards to ensure that recipients of Federal funds from these programs cannot build advanced semiconductor production facilities in countries that present a national security concern. Within my central Florida district is the NeoCity technology campus which is recognized as an emerging microelectronics manufacturing and advanced packaging hub, that has already made synergies with institutions of higher education across Florida and key partnerships with the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Department of Commerce. NeoCity is home to BRIDG, a not for-profit, public-private partnership specializing in domestic semiconductor research, advanced packaging, and manufacturing. Imec, a world-renowned international research and development organization active in semiconductor design and architecture. SUSS MicroTec and TEL, leading suppliers of equipment and process solutions for the semiconductor industry. And Sky Water Technology, the only U.S.…”