The Biden administration is providing $162 million to Microchip Technology to support the domestic production of computer chips — the second funding announcement tied to a 2022 law designed to revive U.S. semiconductor manufacturing.
The incentives include $90 million to improve a plant in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and $72 million to expand a factory in Gresham, Oregon, the Commerce Department said. The investments would enable Microchip Technology to triple its domestic production and reduce its dependence on foreign factories.
Much of the money would fund the making of microcontrollers, which are used by the military as well as in autos, household appliances and medical devices. Government officials said they expected the investments to create 700 construction and manufacturing jobs over the next decade.
“Hey, look! We’re giving millions of dollars of taxpayer money to a private for profit business! Pretty cool right? … It’s, uh, it’s gonna fight inflation.” - campaign argument of the stupid asshole administration I’m going to vote for later this year because the other guy wants to be a dictator
Damn you even said youd vote and you still got DVd… What do these mooks want, obsequious love?
The article makes no mention of inflation besides pointing out what the chip shortages caused in the auto industry.
This is to reduce our dependence on foreign chip manufacturers to reduce the risk of it happening again when China invades Taiwan.