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CHIPS for America 

Implementation Strategy

Presented by Donna Dubinsky, Sreenivas Ramaswamy and Eric Lin

September 2022
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Donna Dubinsky

Senior Counselor to the Secretary 

for CHIPS Implementation

CHIPS for America Vision
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Chips are the 

foundation of the 

modern world
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Chips were invented in America

But most chips are made outside of the U.S.

Logic chip production by country, 2021 Memory chip production by country, 2021
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Supply chain 

disruptions 

halt U.S. 

commerce

• Pandemic, storms and fires paused chip 

production

• Workers were furloughed

• Prices increased

• Demand outstripped supply

• Geopolitical tensions over Taiwan present 

even greater supply chain risks going forward
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The CHIPS and 

Science Act 

of 2022 
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CHIPS for America Vision

Economic 

Security

This act enables us to build 

more resilient supply chains 

for important components.

National 

Security

This act enables us to bring 

the most sophisticated 

technologies back to the 

U.S.

Future 

Innovation

Chips are key to the 

technologies and industries 

of the future, so we need to 

be at the forefront. This act 

will ensure long-term U.S. 

leadership in the sector.
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Sreenivas Ramaswamy

Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Commerce

Implementation:

CHIPS for America Fund 

Strategy Paper
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CHIPS for America will:

Return leadingedge chip 

manufacturing to 

U.S.

Expand capacity to 

make 

current/mature 

chips and critical 

supplies

Reinforce U.S. 

strengths in chip 

design and 

equipment

Grow a U.S. 

workforce and 

strengthen 

communities

Create a domestic semiconductor ecosystem for national and economic security
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Guiding Principles

Meet economic and national security needs

Ensure long-term leadership in the sector

Strengthen and expand regional clusters

Catalyze private sector investment

Generate benefits for a range of stakeholders and communities

Protect taxpayer dollars
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CHIPS for America Incentives

$39 billion for manufacturing

• Incentivize expansion of 

manufacturing capacity for 

semiconductors

• Attract large-scale 

investments in advanced 

technologies such as leadingedge logic and memory

• Advance U.S. technical 

leadership

• NDAA Section 9902

$11 billion for R&D

• National Semiconductor 

Technology Center

• National Advanced Packaging 

Manufacturing Program

• Manufacturing USA 

institute(s)

• National Institute of 

Standards and Technology 

measurement science

• NDAA Section 9906

Workforce development

Together with 

CHIPS 

initiatives from 

other agencies, 

including DOD, 

State, NSF, 

and Treasury
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Manufacturing incentives 

will spur:

Manufacturing capacity for

• Mature and current-gen chips

• New and specialty technologies

• Suppliers to the industry

Large-scale investments in 

leading-edge logic and memory 

manufacturing clusters
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Eligibility for Manufacturing Incentives

For organizations 

that are...

private

non-profit

consortia

that can 

substantially...

finance

construct

expand

modernize

a U.S. facility for... 

fabrication

assembly

testing

packaging

production

R&D

of...

semiconductors

materials

manufacturing 

equipment
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Eric Lin

Interim Director

CHIPS Research and Development Office
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Research & Development

National 

Semiconductor 

Technology Center

National Advanced 

Packaging 

Manufacturing 

Program

Manufacturing USA 

institutes 

(up to three)

Metrology R&D 

(NIST)

• Strengthen and advance 

U.S. leadership in R&D

• An integrated ecosystem 

that drives innovation

• In partnership with industry, 

academia, government, and 

allies

• A strategic view of R&D 

infrastructure, participant 

value-proposition, and 

technology focus areas

• Informed by the Industrial 

Advisory Committee
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Industrial 

Advisory 

Committee

• Ensures that R&D is meeting the chip industry’s needs

• Includes leaders from 

• industry

• customer base

• academia and think tanks
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Guidance for Incentive Applicants

Increase scale 

and attract 

private capital

Leverage 

collaborations to 

build out 

ecosystems

Secure additional 

incentives and 

support to build 

clusters

Establish a 

secure and 

resilient supply 

chain 

Expand the 

workforce 

pipeline

Create inclusive 

opportunities for 

businesses and 

communities
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Workforce Development

Workforce programs 

included in applications 

for manufacturing 

incentives

NSTC will establish 

programs in partnership 

with industry and 

educational institutions

• Scientists and engineers in 

many fields

• Specialty construction 

workers:

• Cleanroom architects

• High-purity welders

• Pipefitters

• Equipment technicians:

• Installation and tooling

• Maintenance

• Operations

• Innovators
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Economic Development

• Extending access to paid training and 

jobs to underserved and 

underrepresented populations

• Working with unions and workforce 

development organizations to create 

training and hands-on learning

• Widespread and long-term spillover 

benefits to the local community and 

regional ecosystem

• Measurable benefits to small businesses 

and startups, including those from 

disadvantaged backgrounds and regions

Applicants for incentives must consider:
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National Security

CHIPS made in America mean:

Continuity of supply for 

defense and critical 

industries and services

The newest and most 

advanced technology 

stays in America

Security standards and 

guidelines for commercial 

supply chains

Better visibility into chip 

supply chain risks and 

faster mitigation
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International 

Coordination

• Advance the resilience of the supply chain

• Mitigate risk of oversupply and concentration

• Promote investment guardrails

• Limit subsidy race 

• Coordinate investments with other programs
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Accountability

Projects must be economically viable and compatible with strategy

Beneficiaries must meet performance, reporting, audit, and oversight requirements

Beneficiaries may not send funded technology abroad or engage with countries of concern

Workers on funded construction projects to earn prevailing wages

Priority to programs that engage a diversity of participants

Public funds cannot be used for stock buybacks or dividend payments

Funds to be returned if taxpayer funds are misused
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Next Steps

• Funding Application Process

• Will be announced in February 2023

(6 months from enactment)

• Proposals considered on a rolling basis

• Learn more

• Visit CHIPS.gov

• Read the Implementation Strategy

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