Ngomhla ziyisi-9 kuNcwaba, uMongameli waseMelika uBiden wasayina “uMthetho weChip neSayensi”, okusho ukuthi ngemva kweminyaka ecishe ibe mithathu yokuncintisana ngezithakazelo, lo mthethosivivinywa, obaluleke kakhulu ekuthuthukisweni kwemboni yokukhiqiza ama-chips asekhaya e-United States, isibe umthetho ngokusemthethweni.

Idlanzana lomakadebona bemboni ye-semiconductor bakholelwa ukuthi lo mzuliswano wokwenziwa yi-United States uzosheshisa ukwenziwa kwasendaweni kwemboni ye-semiconductor yase-China, futhi i-China ingase futhi ikhiphe izinqubo ezivuthiwe ukubhekana nazo.

"Umthetho weChip neSayensi" uhlukaniswe izingxenye ezintathu: Ingxenye A "yi-Chip Act ka-2022";Ingxenye B "i-R&D, Competition and Innovation Act";Ingxenye C "Umthetho Woxhaso Oluvikelekile Wenkantolo Ephakeme ka-2022".

Lo mthethosivivinywa ugxile ekwenziweni kwe-semiconductor, okuzohlinzeka ngama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-54.2 ekuxhaseni ngemali eyengeziwe yezimboni ze-semiconductor kanye nemisakazo, lapho ama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-52.7 abekelwe imboni ye-semiconductor yaseMelika.Lo mthethosivivinywa uhlanganisa nekhredithi yentela yokutshalwa kwezimali engu-25% yokukhiqiza i-semiconductor kanye nemishini yokukhiqiza i-semiconductor.Uhulumeni wase-US uzophinde abele izigidi zamarandi ezingama-200 kule minyaka eyishumi ezayo ukukhuthaza ucwaningo lwesayensi kwezobuhlakani bokwenziwa, amarobhothi, i-quantum computing, nokunye.

Ezinkampanini ezihamba phambili ze-semiconductor kuyo, ukusayinwa komthethosivivinywa akumangazi.Isikhulu se-Intel uPat Gelsinger siphawule ngokuthi umthethosivivinywa we-chip ungase ube inqubomgomo yezimboni ebaluleke kakhulu eyethulwa yi-United States kusukela ngeMpi Yezwe II.