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CHIPS Act sparks U.S. wafer fab investments

May 2022 – CHIPS Act sparks U.S. wafer fab investments

May 2022 – The CHIPS and Science Act spurred semiconductor-scale investments in the U.S. Purdue University launched a comprehensive semiconductor degree program to prepare a workforce for an expected 50,000 new chip engineers. Concurrently, Texas Instruments broke ground on 300-mm wafer fabs in Sherman, Texas—pledging US $30 billion investment and roughly 3,000 new jobs.