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  1. Aug 9, 2022 · The new CHIPS act may be good news for the auto industry by providing some much-needed relief in the supply chains for microchips and semiconductors. The U.S. currently has 2% of the market share ...

  2. Apr 25, 2024 · Here, too, the Chips Act is providing significant new supply. Ford and GM have announced major long-term supply deals with US chipmaker GlobalFoundries, which is expanding production with $1.5bn ...

    • Why Do Cars Need Semiconductor Chips?
    • What Caused The Global Chip Shortage?
    • How Did The Chip Shortage Impact The Automotive Industry?
    • Will The Chips Act Solve The Automotive Chip Shortage?

    While older vehicles rely less on semiconductor chips, they’re a crucial component in modern cars. Some examples of car components that require chips to function include: 1. LED lights, which house hundreds of chips – not including the control units. 2. Touchscreens that control systems like air conditioning, infotainment, radio, etc. 3. Safety ele...

    The COVID-19 pandemic sparked the beginnings of the chip shortage. As employees started to work from home and students began remote learning, the need for chips increased in the personal electronics sector. Shortly after, in September 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce placed trade restrictionson SMIC, the largest chip manufacturer in China. Tho...

    In 2020, most vehicle manufacturers ordered fewer chips than usual. The reason? COVID-19 keeping drivers off the roads – and away from dealerships. Unfortunately, that meant the automotive industry was ill-preparedwhen drivers hit the roads again – and the shortage only worsened. In 2021, the automotive industry lost over $200 billion and produced ...

    Chief Executives of GM, Ford Motor, Mercedez Benz, BMW, Nissan, and other automakers urged Congress to pass the CHIPS Act. In a joint letter, they wrote, “If the U.S. is to remain a leader in automotive innovation, we must make the strategic, forward-looking investments today necessary to enhance the capacity and resilience of our domestic and regi...

  3. Jun 22, 2021 · Whether the CHIPS Act is funded or not, it will not resolve the auto industry supply chain concerns, nor will building a new foundry or adding capacity to an existing one.

  4. Dec 22, 2023 · New-vehicle inventories plummeted in the U.S. largely due to the lack of chips, along with other supply chain woes in the wake of COVID-19, falling to a low point of less than 1 million vehicles ...

  5. Jul 26, 2024 · It’s been nearly two years since the passage of the CHIPS and Science Act, sweeping legislation that aimed to catapult the nation’s role in the global semiconductor industry. The law, which provides $52 billion in manufacturing and research grants and incentives, as well as a 25% investment tax credit to encourage semiconductor production ...

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  7. Jan 4, 2024 · Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce and Microchip Technology Inc. have reached a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) to provide approximately $162 million in federal incentives under the CHIPS and Science Act to support the onshoring of the company’s semiconductor supply chain.

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