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GlobalFoundries Gets $300 Million Boost From CHIPS Act Award
Original: GlobalFoundries Gets $300M CHIPS Award Boost From Trump Administration — NVDA's Jensen Huang Calls Silicon Photonics 'Essential' To AI Future
GlobalFoundries has received an additional $300 million award under the CHIPS Act from the Trump administration, strengthening US chip manufacturing support. Separately, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said silicon photonics is 'essential' to the future of AI, highlighting growing demand for optical interconnect technology in data centers. The moves underline Washington's continued push to onshore semiconductor production while Nvidia frames photonics as key infrastructure for scaling AI systems.
Why now: New federal funding for GlobalFoundries and Jensen Huang's comments on silicon photonics are driving discussion about US chip policy and AI infrastructure.
GlobalFoundriesNvidiaJensen HuangTrump administrationCHIPS Act
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