The Biden administration plans to take measure to address the planetary splintering shortage affecting automakers , laptop computer makers , and other manufacturing business that bank on the semiconductor industry , White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said .
grant to Bloomberg , Psaki recount White House reporter that the administration will identify “ choke item ” in the current supplying string and count on out a way to let off bottlenecks in the system that have been present for years — chokepoint that have been exacerbated by the current pandemic . The administration is “ actively work alongside primal stakeholder in [ the ] industry and with our trading collaborator to do more now , ” Psaki sound out .
The 100 - day review , head by the National Economic Council and National Security Council , will concentre on the critical minerals and semiconductor fabrication crucial to the automotive , computer , and medical supplying industry , two people familiar with the tipple told Bloomberg .
Intel Senior Vice President and General Manager Client Computing Group Gregory Bryant displays an Ice Lake chip during an Intel press event for CES 2019.Photo: David Becker (Getty Images)
CEOs of several companies , including Intel , Qualcomm , AMD , and other members of theSemiconductor Industry Association , write to the new chairman today stressing the importance of increasing domestic chip production .
“ semiconductor … turn on the technologies need to realize your Build Back Better goals , include smarter and safer conveyance , greater broadband access , cleaner energy , and a more effective energy storage-battery grid , while also render high - paying jobs for Americans and strengthening our modern manufacture base , ” the varsity letter say . “ We therefore urge you to admit in your recovery and infrastructure plan substantial funding for incentive for semiconducting material manufacturing , in the form of grants and/or revenue enhancement credits , and for introductory and applied semiconducting material research . ”
presently , companies like Intel , Qualcomm , and AMD trust on Taiwanese crisp foundryTSMC to make a substantial amount of their chips . Others rely on South Korea ’s Samsung Electronics Co. , but a planetary requirement for electronics during the pandemic has put large metalworks like those two under strain . Between develop enough micro chip to meet demand and find the bare-assed materials , they ca n’t make enough ingredient for ware like data processor and cars .
Former President Trump ’s trade warfare with China also caused wait , since a lot of manufacture is done in mainland China . The former governance ’s limitation on Semiconductor Manufacturing International ( SMIC ) has prevent the chipmaker from nonplus the more advanced equipment it needs to serve meet the global requirement for semiconductors .
The shortage has already hit some industry hard . CNBC report todaythat the covid-19 pandemic caused a $ 60 billion spheric chipping deficit for the auto industry , for instance , and auto makers like General Motors and Ford Motors expect their lucre to drop this year .
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