LEHI, Utah (ABC4) — In an era of rapidly accelerating technology, nations across the world are racing to keep up with evolving technology, and Utah’s Silicon Slopes have become a massive home for semiconductor manufacturing in the U.S.
Most modern technology can be traced back to the semiconductor, which was invented in the United States in 1947, when even its founders couldn’t have imagined the full scale of its future use.
Today, semiconductors, the building blocks for modern technology, are found in practically every electronic device, yet the US Department of Commerce points out that America only produces about 10% of the world’s supply, while relying on East Asia for 75% of the global production.
It’s no surprise that in 2022, Congress passed the CHIPS and Science Act, which was signed by then-President Joe Biden to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing in an effort to reduce the country’s reliance on foreign suppliers and fortify national security…