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Hopes High for CHIPS Act to Help Advance U.S. Semiconductors for Defense

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Hopes High for CHIPS Act to Help Advance U.S. Semiconductors for Defense
A 33rd Fighter Wing F-35A Lightning II flies alongside a 6th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker from MacDill AFB, Fla., after refueling at Eglin AFB, Fla. on June 7, 2021. The F-35 has more than 3,000 semiconductors (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Semiconductors are critical for modern weapons. The Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 has more than 3,000 computer chips, while the company's CH-53K helicopter for the U.S. Marine Corps has more than 2,000, and the Javelin anti-tank missile has more than 250. U.S. policy makers, DoD, and U.S. industry officials hope that the CHIPS and Science Act, signed into law by President Biden on Aug. 9, will be a building block to reshoring the semiconductor supply chain, including packaging and testing. The…

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