Announcement
17 Jun 2026
In June 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce signed a definitive agreement awarding SandboxAQ USD 500 million under the CHIPS and Science Act to support an AI-driven platform for discovering new semiconductor materials.
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Number of interventions
1
1 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
0 liberalising
Implementation date
17 Jun 2026
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Recent update from 19 Jun 2026:
On 17 June 2026, the United States Department of Commerce signed a definitive agreement with SandboxAQ for a USD 500 million award under the CHIPS and Science Act. As part of the award, the Departm...
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