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
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