Intel’s plan to increase chip production using Chinese factory discouraged by US Government
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The great chip shortages are set to continue for a bit longer, as an effort by Intel to up production in China has reportedly been squashed in the United States. The company had put forward the idea to use a factory in Chengdu to increase the production of silicon wafers which could have been set up by late 2022.
While looking into expansion in China, Intel has simultaneously been seeking federal assistance from the United States to increase production and research there.Bloombergreports that the Biden administration has strongly advised against the move to use the Chengdu factory, according to anonymous sources involved with the deliberations. It’s likely this is due to the current push for more manufacturing within the USA as well as security concerns with tech and China.
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The United States is currently deciding on whether to restrict investments and may even use outbound investment screening mechanisms to do so. The administration is concerned about China using technologies and investments against national security. Making chips in Chengdu seems to be no exception.
For now it seems Intel is going to comply with the government’s wishes. This is especially unsurprising given the current CHIPS Act waiting to be passed in Congress. It was originally put forward as the Endless Frontier Act, and then received enoughvotes to pass through the senate back in Julyas the US Innovation and Competition Act.
No matter the name, this act will see $52 Billion USD funding go to the research and manufacturing of silicon on US soil. It is also being touted as a way to compete with China, and even has some speculating on rules to keep companies involved from accessing the grants.
The chip shortage is a bit of an odd one to deal with. One analysis firm expects there to beoverproduction issues in 2023,thanks to all the current efforts to ramp things up, which to be fairhas happened before. StMicro’s CEO on the other hand, expects thecurrent shortage to last until the first half of 2023andNvidia’s CEO also doesn’t expect the shortage to end any time soon. WhileAMD’s CEO is hoping the shortage will ease late in 2022.
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