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Trump says Pentagon to invest $1.5 billion in North Carolina chips

Original: Trump says Pentagon will invest $1.5 billion into North Carolina chip production

President Trump announced that the Pentagon will put $1.5 billion into semiconductor production in North Carolina, according to The Hill. The investment ties the Defence Department to domestic chipmaking, an area of growing strategic priority for the US amid competition with China and supply-chain concerns. Details on which facilities or companies will receive the funding have not yet been given.

Why now: The announcement links defense spending to the politically and economically significant push for domestic semiconductor manufacturing.

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