The U.S. Commerce Department says it will not abide by an agreement to fund the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act’s R&D through the nonprofit set up to administer the program, called Natcast. Instead, it handed operational control to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Natcast was created in 2023 to oversee the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC), which the law established to conduct “research and prototyping of advanced semiconductor technology and grow the do...| IEEE Spectrum
Trump's plan for a 100% chip tariff sparks market reaction and uncertainty, pushing U.S. production while raising concerns for global chipmakers.| Maryland Daily Record
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In a ‘Dear Colleague’ letter released September 9, the NSF issued a ‘request for information,’ or RFI, from those interested in research ethics.| Social Science Space
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The Commerce Department’s Tech Hubs program could lead to the development of tools eventually bought by the federal government, officials said.| FedScoop
The director of the National Science Foundation and chair emeritus of the National Science Board emphasized the need for funding in the wake of appropriations cuts.| FedScoop
U.S. President Biden announced on Wednesday an agreement to provide Intel with $8.5 billion in direct funding and $11 billion in loans under the CHIPS and Science Act. Intel will use the funding for wafer fabs in Arizona, Ohio, New Mexico, and Oregon. As reported in our December 2023 newsletter, the CHIPS Act provides a…| Semiwiki
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The Big Apple is the center of the East Coast innovation corridor, which stretches north to Canada and down south to D.C.’s Tech Triangle, with its tentacles extending as far as Detroit’…| CHRONICLING THE ROBOT INDUSTRY