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Feb 2023
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U.S. Details Plans to Bring Chipmaking B...

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A.M. Edition for Feb. 23. The Biden administration is set to detail plans today to spur the creation of at least two domestic semiconductor manufacturing clusters by 2030 using funds from the $53 billion Chips Act. WSJ trade reporter Yuka Hayashi details the broader effort to bring more chip manufacturing back to the U.S. and what economists make of Washington’s industrial policy. Luke Vargas hosts.

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