Billions of dollars have already been promised to U.S. chipmakers to provide the nation’s semiconductor manufacturers the advanced technology necessary to support the growth of the high-tech sector. President Donald Trump has called for halting this effort put in motion by the CHIPS Act, even though it has driven substantial new investments in the U.S. by major companies such as Taiwan Semiconductor. Binil Starly, director of the School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks, part of the Fulton Schools, and other experts say the value of the CHIPS Act is crucial to realizing the potential for an ongoing upswing in the country’s economy aided by a growing supply of cutting-edge manufacturing systems.