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Eye on China, US President Joe Biden signs $280-billion CHIPS Act

Bill includes $52 bn in domestic semiconductor research and development

President Joe Biden speaks about the latest round of mass shootings, from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 2, 2022. Biden is attempting to increase pressure on Congress to pass stricter gun limits after such efforts fail
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US President Joe Biden signs a $280 billion bipartisan bill to boost domestic high-tech manufacturing, part of his administration’s push to boost US competitiveness over China.

The semiconductor firms are announcing billions in investments after President Joe Biden signed a broad competition bill Tuesday that includes $52 billion in domestic semiconductor research and development.

Micron Technology will invest $40 billion in memory chip manufacturing and create 8,000 new jobs, according to a White House fact sheet, and Qualcomm is partnering with GlobalFoundries, which has a facility in New York state, in a $4.2 billion agreement to manufacture chips.

Micron Chief