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.
The CHIPS Research and Development Office announced an open competition that will result in a Manufacturing USA Institute focused on semiconductor manufacturing.
Sources tell FedScoop that the Washington Democrat will introduce a series of bipartisan bills related to artificial intelligence issues in the coming weeks.
The tech hubs are in cities from Baltimore, Maryland, to Birmingham, Alabama, and beyond, with a focus on semiconductors, biotechnology, artificial intelligence and quantum computing.
The National Semiconductor Technology Center, expected to launch this fall, is a key component of the CHIPS Act that focused on promoting semiconductor manufacturing.