Category: Regulations

December 4, 2023

“This new USPTO program will ensure we are prioritising critical intellectual property protections to incentivize investments in domestic semiconductor manufacturing,” Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo The pilot program is designed to accelerate improvements in the semiconductor industry by expediting examination […]

November 7, 2023

The Senate on Thursday unanimously approved the All-American Flag Act, legislation to require that the federal government only buy flags that are 100% produced in the United States. Right now, the government is able to purchase flags that contain only […]

November 2, 2023

What quantum technologies? “Within the various international standards development organisations around the world, standards are in development on quantum random number generation, quantum key distribution networks, quantum sources and sensors, frequency and timing, and quantum computing,” according to the UK […]

November 1, 2023

Now that the U.S. House of Representatives is back to its regular business, an Energy & Commerce subcommittee on Thursday is holding a markup on 16 bills, including the Reinforcing American-Made Products Act (H.R. 5556). It would “make exclusive the […]

October 20, 2023

President Joe Biden’s got a new campaign ad out this week across Pennsylvania that highlights his support for domestic manufacturing. It’s narrated by a welder who works in a Philadelphia shipyard. This ad – which is airing in the Philly, […]

October 18, 2023

The US has also extended the ban to over 40 countries which are seen as likely to buy the chips for re-sale to China. “Today’s updated rules will increase effectiveness of our controls and further shut off pathways to evade […]

October 2, 2023

The projects will produce the equipment, chemicals, gases, and other materials that are needed in the semiconductor supply chain. The application process is designed to be accessible for smaller businesses and projects. It includes two phases: Concept Plan: Applicants will […]

September 29, 2023

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek held a signing ceremony on Thursday to celebrate a new law that effectively mandates that the iron and steel used in state-funded infrastructure projects will be Made in America. Kotek originally signed House Bill (HB) 3332 […]

September 25, 2023

A final rule implementing the national security guardrails of the CHIPS and Science Act has been released by the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC). The CHIPS and Science Act provides $50 billion for programs to strengthen and revitalize semiconductor research, […]

September 22, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues to take action against companies who have been found to have falsely claimed to manufacture their imported products in the United States. The agency announced on Aug. 29 a final settlement with Thomas Bates […]

September 14, 2023

The European Commission is deliberating on the imposition of punitive tariffs for safeguarding EU automakers from the influx of lower-priced Chinese electric vehicle (EV) imports, which, according to the Commission, benefit from substantial state subsidies. According to TechCrunch, European Commission […]

September 7, 2023

There’s always a lot of complaining when a domestic manufacturer asks the federal government to enforce U.S. trade law. Importing industries, or their associations, will often smear petitioners, as happened to the California solar panel manufacturer that accused Chinese companies […]

September 1, 2023

“While we transition to EVs, we want to ensure that workers can transition in place, that there is no worker, no community left behind,” said Granholm, The United Auto Workers (UAW) union has warned that a rapid change could put […]

August 3, 2023

Reuters published a story Thursday examining the increasingly hawkish stance toward China taken by the top GOP presidential candidates on the campaign trail, noting that several of them are now calling for an end to China’s normalized trade status. Now, […]

July 13, 2023

Another call has been made for the U.S. government to reconsider the trade status that grants Chinese imports a lower tariff rate. They’re starting to stack up. This was once the territory of trade hawks, but no more. After two […]

July 10, 2023

U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) has introduced a bill that would bar the Environmental Protection Agency from finalizing strong new emission standards that would push the auto industry toward electric vehicles. The legislation, dubbed the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales […]

July 6, 2023

President Joe Biden’s “Bidenomics” tour brought him to West Columbia, S.C., Thursday, where he announced solar equipment provider Enphase Energy’s $60 million investment across all its U.S. manufacturing lines, alongside its manufacturing partner Flex. Enphase anticipates that its West Columbia […]

July 5, 2023

In the semiconductor industry that’s a particularly difficult question to answer. There are plenty of VCs around who will support a good idea for an IC. If a good idea for an IC transforms into a designed product then there […]

June 28, 2023

Potential new restrictions on the sale of artificial intelligence semiconductors to China could come with a hefty long-term cost for the American chip industry—and another setback for U.S. relations with Beijing. The potential export controls would prevent Nvidia NVDA -1.81%decrease; […]

June 21, 2023

A bill just introduced in the U.S. Senate would expand restrictions on the foreign manufacture of breakthrough technologies discovered by publicly funded research. The Invent Here, Make Here Act of 2023 builds on a law that passed as part of […]