<mediadc-video-embed data-state="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"00000161-3486-d333-a9e9-76c6fbf30000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b93390000"},"cms.content.publishDate":1656085328733,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"0000017c-2d8e-d3f3-a7fc-7ffef6720000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"cms.content.updateDate":1656085328733,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"0000017c-2d8e-d3f3-a7fc-7ffef6720000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"rawHtml":"
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The computer company informed Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and the state’s legislature that it is delaying its tentatively scheduled July 22 groundbreaking of the semiconductor plant over concerns regarding legislation being debated in Congress, according to emails reviewed by the Wall Street Journal.
Intel intends to maintain its plans to build the facility and has not pushed back construction, but the delay is reflective of concerns among the company’s leadership with regard to the Bipartisan Innovation Act.
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The company is excited to begin construction on the factory but said it depends on congressional funding. “Unfortunately, CHIPS Act funding has moved more slowly than we expected, and we still don’t know when it will get done,” said Intel spokesman Will Moss. The spokesman called on Congress to act soon so Intel can move forward at the “speed and scale we have long envisioned for Ohio” and other projects in the U.S.
The Bipartisan Innovation Act, also known as the CHIPS Act, is part of a larger series of funding to help the U.S. wean off its reliance on China and Taiwan for its technology components. The legislation, if passed, would have provided $52 billion in funding for expanding semiconductor research and development. While the Senate passed a form of the bill in June 2021, it has yet to pass in the House.
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Intel announced the Ohio factory in Jan. 2022, saying that it would be the “largest single private-sector investment in Ohio history.” The project would create 3,000 Intel jobs and 7,000 construction jobs over the course of the building project. Intel would start with two factories and aim to expand to eight factories and a $100 billion investment into the “megasite” over the next decade.
The semiconductor shortage has had severe effects on a multitude of industries, including computer production and automotive production. Toyota cut its car production quota by 50,000 in July 2022 due to a lack of semiconductors.
