Senator Tom Cotton has joined the public debate among industry groups and think tanks in advocating US government support for the country’s semiconductor manufacturing industry. Photo: AP
US-China tech war: calls for Biden to fund US semiconductors grow louder in Washington
- South Korea currently leads with a 25 per cent share of the world’s advanced chipmaking capacity, followed by Taiwan, Japan and China
- Cotton, a China hawk, views Beijing’s rivalry in cutting-edge technology as a threat to the US’s commercial and military advantages
Senator Tom Cotton has joined the public debate among industry groups and think tanks in advocating US government support for the country’s semiconductor manufacturing industry. Photo: AP