Arizona is ready to become the Silicon Desert

President Joe Biden on Aug. 9 signed into law the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act.. The historic legislation provides up to $52 billion dollars from the U.S. government to help spur production of semiconductor factories, advanced technologies and research facilities across the country.  The Biden administration hopes it will open doors to new commercial breakthroughs in emerging fields such as quantum computing and artificial intelligence.  With the passage of the CHIPS Act, the U.S. is ready to once more become a world leader in semiconductor production and challenge China’s domination in that industry. One of the states that could stand to benefit from the law is Arizona, which has long been a desirable location for tech companies from Motorola to Intel.  In today’s episode, The Gaggle investigates what the new federal initiative could mean in a state trying to expand its high-tech footprint.  The president of Arizona State University Michael Crow and Mesa Mayor John Giles join our host Ron Hansen in the conversation.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices