UK government to fund chipmakers in effort to drive domestic production

The plans aim to shrink the UK's reliance on American semiconductors amid ongoing shortages

Kelsey Rees
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UK government to fund chipmakers in effort to drive domestic production

The UK government plans to subsidise semiconductor companies in a bid to support domestic chip manufacturing and ward off American giants.  According to a Bloomberg report, the taxpayer funds wi...

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