{"id":61049,"date":"2024-04-30T16:06:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T20:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/?p=61049"},"modified":"2024-08-31T17:41:18","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T21:41:18","slug":"chips-funding-fuels-two-new-initiatives-backed-by-nc-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/chips-funding-fuels-two-new-initiatives-backed-by-nc-state\/","title":{"rendered":"CHIPS Funding Fuels Two New Initiatives Backed by NC State"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
At NC State University<\/strong>, we\u2019re working to bring U.S. manufacturing back bigger than ever before. In turn, we want to help create high-paying job opportunities for everyday Americans while simultaneously strengthening national security and promoting environmental sustainability.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
But it\u2019s no longer cars or tanks or steel ships that we need to build the most. It\u2019s advanced materials like semiconductor chips and next-generation textiles, both of which have huge implications on the military and civilian sectors alike. <\/p>\n\n\n
Speaking of cars, if you tried to buy a new one \u2014 or a computer or any other smart device or appliance \u2014 a few years ago, you likely recall that lacking a secure supply of semiconductor chips was one of many longstanding problems the COVID-19 pandemic brought to the fore.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
We largely rely on two manufacturers overseas to make the one component needed to run nearly every modern gadget on Earth. They\u2019ve powered computers since the \u201860s, and today, chips have become the backbone of not only the device you\u2019re using to read these words but many other essential technologies we often take for granted. <\/p>\n\n\n
And that\u2019s not changing for the foreseeable future. Demand will only continue to go up as each generation of new technology reaches consumers. <\/p>\n\n\n
So with bipartisan support, Congress passed the \u201cCreating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act,\u201d which greenlighted historic investments in domestic manufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n