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$52 billion for semiconductor giants — but will we get more chips?

Posted on August 8, 2022 at 02:44 CDT by B. Livingston • Comment in the Forums

SILICON

By Brian Livingston

President Joe Biden recently signed a $52 billion subsidy program for the semiconductor industry, within an overall $280 billion package called the Chips and Science Act, but will we see an easing of today’s maddening chip shortages any time soon?

The short answer is “no,” but the reasons might surprise you — and you shouldn’t assume we’ll get no bang for our bucks at all.

Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (19.32.0, 2022-08-08).

AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Silicon AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Legislation, Policy, Semiconductor Manufacturing, Silicon
Dickens was right (for the wrong reason)

Posted on September 6, 2021 at 02:42 CDT by Max Stul Oppenheimer • Comment in the Forums

LEGAL BRIEF

By Max Stul Oppenheimer, Esq.

In Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens wrote, “The law is a ass …”

He went on to say the law is also an idiot, but there we part company. The law is, in fact, an ass in the sense that it is slow to change and easily spooked by sudden moves.

Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.34.0 (2021-09-06).

AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Legal Law, Legal Brief, Legislation, Technology

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