The domestic chip manufacturing industry

Published July 20, 2022 at 9:40 AM EDT

The inside of a computer is seen on Feb 23, 2019, in Jersey City, N.J. A global computer chip shortage has made it harder for consumers to get their hands on cars, computers and other modern-day necessities, so Congress is looking to boost chip manufacturing and research in the United States with billions of dollars from the federal government. — A global computer chip shortage has made it harder for consumers to get their hands on cars, computers and other modern-day necessities, so Congress is looking to boost chip manufacturing and research in the United States with billions of dollars from the federal government.

Building out a domestic computer chip manufacturing industry has become a priority after pandemic issues revealed supply chain glitches. But it's a messy process and requires Congress, where subsidy legislation has been stalled.

Today on All Sides we consider the benefits and the cost of a domestic chip industry for central Ohio and the nation.

GUESTS:

Darrel Rowland, Senior Editor, Columbus Dispatch
Catie Edmondson, Congressional Correspondent, The New York Times
Jeremy Neufeld, Senior Immigration Fellow, The Institute for Progress
Jesús del Alamo, Donner Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT

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