General questions
What is the purpose of the act?
Boosting domestic production of semiconductors and advancing scientific research.
When did Taiwan become part of the Chinese Empire?
17th century
What does PCB mean?
Printed Circuit Board
Name 3 of the companies involved
Intel
Qualcomm
Texas Instruments
GlobalFoundries
Micron
Why was it passed?
In response to global semiconductor shortages, supply chain vulnerabilities, and increasing competition, especially with countries like China.
Twelve plus the vatican
What does SMT mean?
Surface Mounting Technologies
How small is leading edge technology on logic gates?
<5nm
What caused the supply chain vulnerabilities?
COVID-19 Pandemic
China-USA Trade War
Taiwan Drought
Who was in power when China took Taiwan in 1945?
General Chiang Kai-shek
Up to how many degrees are wafers heated?
1100 C
What does DRAM mean?
Dynamic Random Access Memory
How much does the act provide
$52.7 billion in subsidies and offers a 25% tax credit for investments in chip production.
Why did the U.S. move manufacturing in the 70s?
Cheap labor costs
Lax commercial regulations
Huge population
What are the three ways to singulate chips?
Diamond blades
Water
Laser dicing
What is NAND Flash Memory?
Type of non-volatile storage technology that does not require power to retain data.