Recent approval by the U.S. Congress of the CHIPS and Science Act sets the stage for major investments to boost semiconductor manufacturing throughout the country. Research leaders at ASU have long been preparing for the opportunity to help expand the country’s role in the international semiconductor chip making market. Kyle Squires, dean of the Fulton Schools, emphasizes that ASU has hired experts in the field, focused on semiconductor research and made its own investments to obtain the tools and develop the systems necessary to advance chip manufacturing in areas directly relevant to the goals of the CHIPS Act.