US Commerce Secretary meets with Oregon leaders to discuss CHIPS Act

The state Senate passed a bill last week that lawmakers hope will draw more semiconductor manufacturing to Oregon’s “Silicon Forest” with CHIPS funding.

PORTLAND, Ore. — U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo paid a visit to Oregon on Wednesday, meeting with state and tech industry leaders to discuss the $52 billion federal CHIPS and Science Act and its investments in domestic semiconductor manufacturing — something that Oregon lawmakers hope the state can cash in on.

Just last week, the Oregon Senate passed a bill with bipartisan support that would set aside $210 million for Oregon businesses, local governments and public universities to give them a leg

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