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LISTEN: Apple Chip Supplier Delays U.S. Plant Due to Lack of Skilled Labor
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Eric Sorensen
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Efforts on behalf of the federal government to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing have taken the form of the CHIPS & Science Act, which provides billions in funding to bolster capacity, boost R&D, add regional high-tech hubs and facilitate a larger, more inclusive STEM workforce.
And while this legislation is credited for the wave of greenfield investment in chip plants that’s followed, it hasn’t been able to remove every barrier.