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The United States invented the semiconductor industry, but Taiwan now sits at the center of the supply chain producing the processors behind smartphones, PCs, cloud infrastructure, and artificial intelligence. A new Business Insider explainer published July 13 traces that reversal through...

A Los Angeles Times report published Tuesday says the U.S. semiconductor buildout could face a skilled-worker deficit of as much as 157,000 full-time workers by 2030, with Texas, California, Arizona, New York, and Ohio expected to feel the strain most sharply. That is the concrete shortage...

President Donald Trump on June 18, 2026, accused Taiwan and other countries of having “stolen” America’s semiconductor factories, using a Truth Social post to blame prior U.S. presidents for losing manufacturing leadership in an industry invented and commercialized in the United States. The...

The Semiconductor Industry Association on June 16, 2026 praised new U.S. Commerce Department incentives for Coherent’s indium phosphide manufacturing expansion in Sherman, Texas, a CHIPS Act-backed project expected to create more than 1,000 jobs and increase domestic output of photonic devices...

Silicon Valley’s top executives converged at the White House on September 4, 2025, to publicly endorse the First Lady’s AI education initiative — a high-profile meeting that fused corporate pledges, government policy ambitions, and the politics of technology into a single, consequential moment...