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U.S. Universities Are Building a New Semiconductor Workforce

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing C o. TSMC), which was already building a $12 billion fab in Arizona , upped the investment to $40 billion with a second plant. SkyWater, a Minnesota-based foundry, is building a fab near the university. The program builds on Purdue’s SCALE program , funded by the U.S.

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Global geothermal industry passes 12,000 MW operational

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New geothermal power came on line in Kenya, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Turkey, and Mexico, as well as Oregon, Nevada and Utah in the United States. Vincent and the Grenadines, Taiwan, Thailand, Uganda, the United States, and Yemen. New project announcements have increased the resource under development to about 30,000 MW.

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US to announce billions in subsidies for advanced chips – ET Auto

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President Joe Biden’s administration is expected to award billions of dollars in subsidies in coming weeks to top semiconductor companies including Intel and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co to help build new factories in the U.S., the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. billion, the paper said.

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