Friday, December 6, 2024, 8:00 a.m.
By the Semiconductor Industry Association
WASHINGTON—December 6, 2024—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today issued the following statement from SIA Chairman and CEO John Neufer, stating that the U.S. Department of Commerce, Coherent, and Skywater – Technology, praised the CHIPS and science law manufacturing investments announced by X-FAB. The Coherent Project in Sherman, Texas, plans to expand production of indium phosphide wafers. The SkyWater Technology project in Bloomington, Minnesota, expands the foundry capabilities of a mature node. Additionally, the X-FAB project in Lubbock, Texas, will expand production of silicon carbide wafers.
“The CHIPS Act investments announced today will strengthen the U.S. supply chain for current-generation and mature node semiconductors, thereby contributing to strengthening the U.S. economy and national security. We applaud X-FAB’s willingness to invest in the domestic semiconductor ecosystem and commend the Department of Commerce for advancing these important incentives.”
The CHIPS Act is on track to strengthen U.S. manufacturing, create jobs, foster economic growth, and promote national security. CHIPS Act Manufacturing Incentives Announce Significant Investments in the U.S. In fact, since the introduction of the CHIPS Act, companies in the semiconductor ecosystem have announced 90 new projects in 28 U.S. states, exceeding the total amount of private investment. amounts to hundreds of billions of dollars. These announced projects will create more than 58,000 jobs in the semiconductor ecosystem and support hundreds of thousands more jobs across the U.S. economy.
A SIA-Boston Consulting Group report released in May predicts that the United States will triple its domestic semiconductor manufacturing capacity from 2022, when CHIPS is enacted, to 2032. The projected growth rate of 203% is the world’s largest projected percentage over this period. The report also projects that the United States will account for more than a quarter (28%) of total global capital investment (capex) from 2024 to 2032.
The U.S. Department of Commerce previously announced incentives for various companies and projects that will help strengthen the U.S. semiconductor supply chain.
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