A future research and development center in Albany should spur innovation in extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) technology used in semiconductor manufacturing, the Commerce Department and the National Center for Semiconductor Technology announced. (Natcast).
EUV is key to the production of smaller, faster and more efficient microchips, and the center should ensure the US’s role as a global leader in innovation and semiconductor research and development, said Commerce Minister Gina Raimondo.
Last year, Raimondo announced investments in several projects, adding that the measures could fundamentally change American semiconductor production.
A few days ago, President Joe Biden’s cabinet reported that it was finalizing regulations that would limit US investment in artificial intelligence (AI) and other technology sectors in China, as they represented a potential threat to China. US national security.
The new regulations should enter into force on January 2 and, among other measures, prevent the transfer of American knowledge and experience to China and their harnessing in the development of sophisticated Chinese technology, notes Reuters.