Could Major Chip Manufacturer Layoffs Affect Domestic Chip Production?

By Logan Wamsley

After the election, one of the first executive orders from President Joe Biden was dedicated to analyzing U.S. supply chains to see how his administration could help boost domestic production, especially for electronic components and semiconductors which overwhelmingly are produced in Taiwan and, to a lesser extent, China. Earlier this year, the U.S. government took…

Chip Manufacturers Embrace Production Beyond China, Including in the US

By Logan Wamsley

Semiconductors today now play a critical role in nearly every major industry in some form or another. And as supplier inventories have remained scarce, these industries ranging from automotive to healthcare to consumer electronics have felt the repercussions. Not immune to these repercussions are the chipmakers themselves, who across the board are seeing significant losses…