Semiconductor manufacturers, users launch coalition for CHIPS funding

Members of the Semiconductor Industry Association are joining forces with prominent chip users to launch a coalition focused on securing $50 billion in funding for the Creating Helpful Incentives for Producing Semiconductors in America Act. The Semiconductors in America Coalition includes downstream chip users Amazon Web Services, Apple, AT&T, Cisco Systems, General Electric, Google, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Microsoft and Verizon. The coalition’s “mission is to advance federal policies that promote semiconductor manufacturing and research in the U.S. to strengthen America’s...