Announcement
29 Jul 2026
In July 2026, the US Department of Commerce signed letters of intent to provide USD 874 million in CHIPS R&D funding to seven companies, with equity stakes taken as a condition of each award.
Source
Number of interventions
7
0 certainly harmful
7 likely harmful
0 liberalising
Implementation date
No implementation date
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Recent update from 30 Jul 2026:
On 29 July 2026, the US Department of Commerce signed a letter of intent to provide up to USD 30 million in planned funding to Aeluma, with the United States receiving a minority, non-controlling e...
Recent update from 30 Jul 2026:
On 29 July 2026, the US Department of Commerce signed a letter of intent to provide up to USD 34 million in planned funding to OBSIDIA Semiconductors, with the United States receiving a minority, n...
Recent update from 30 Jul 2026:
On 29 July 2026, the US Department of Commerce signed a letter of intent to provide up to USD 50 million in planned funding to Thintronics, with the United States receiving a minority, non-controll...
Recent update from 30 Jul 2026:
On 29 July 2026, the US Department of Commerce signed a letter of intent to provide up to USD 75 million in planned funding to Extropic, with the United States receiving a minority, non-controlling...
Recent update from 30 Jul 2026:
On 29 July 2026, the US Department of Commerce signed a letter of intent to provide up to USD 140 million in planned funding to Multibeam Corporation, with the United States receiving a minority, n...
Recent update from 30 Jul 2026:
On 29 July 2026, the US Department of Commerce signed a letter of intent to provide up to USD 245 million in planned funding to Kepler, with the United States receiving a minority, non-controlling ...
Recent update from 30 Jul 2026:
On 29 July 2026, the US Department of Commerce signed a letter of intent to provide up to USD 300 million in planned funding to GlobalFoundries, with the United States receiving a minority, non-con...
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