/tags/semiconductors Semiconductors en-US Copyright Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:44:06 GMT /business-and-labor/2024-04-22/gov-kotek-says-oregon-should-be-home-of-proposed-federal-semiconductor-center Leaders in Oregon want the federal government to award the state a National Semiconductor Technology Center. As much as $5 billion in CHIPS Act funding could go towards the new center. Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:44:06 GMT /business-and-labor/2024-04-22/gov-kotek-says-oregon-should-be-home-of-proposed-federal-semiconductor-center Kyra Buckley /npr-news/2024-03-20/biden-is-giving-intel-8-5-billion-for-big-semiconductor-projects-in-4-states President Biden was in the battleground state of Arizona to make the biggest announcement yet in his plan to bring semiconductor manufacturing back to America. Wed, 20 Mar 2024 22:30:11 GMT /npr-news/2024-03-20/biden-is-giving-intel-8-5-billion-for-big-semiconductor-projects-in-4-states Deepa Shivaram /science-technology/2023-09-29/oregons-bid-to-juice-semiconductor-activity-has-paid-off-governor-says Tina Kotek is getting ready to dole out $240 million that could lead to more than $40 billion in investments. Fri, 29 Sep 2023 13:15:47 GMT /science-technology/2023-09-29/oregons-bid-to-juice-semiconductor-activity-has-paid-off-governor-says Dirk VanderHart /politics-government/2023-06-20/heading-toward-adjournment-oregon-state-lawmakers-approve-funding-for-interstate-5-bridge-replacement Oregon state lawmakers returned to Salem on Tuesday and worked at frenzied speed to make their way through a pile of policy and budget bills that had piled up during the six-week legislative walkout. One of the big-ticket items on the list: A $1 billion commitment to fund Oregon’s share of the mega-project to replace the Interstate 5 bridge over the Columbia River connecting Portland and Vancouver. Wed, 21 Jun 2023 03:13:21 GMT /politics-government/2023-06-20/heading-toward-adjournment-oregon-state-lawmakers-approve-funding-for-interstate-5-bridge-replacement Lauren Dake /politics-government/2023-04-07/oregon-lawmakers-pass-major-bill-aimed-at-luring-semiconductor-manufacturers The House approved Senate Bill 4 with broad bipartisan support. Lawmakers will next consider tax breaks for semiconductor companies. Fri, 07 Apr 2023 12:43:26 GMT /politics-government/2023-04-07/oregon-lawmakers-pass-major-bill-aimed-at-luring-semiconductor-manufacturers Dirk VanderHart /science-technology/2023-03-30/oregons-major-semiconductor-bill-clears-state-senate The proposal would grant Gov. Tina Kotek unprecedented power to alter where development is permitted around Oregon cities. Thu, 30 Mar 2023 12:56:38 GMT /science-technology/2023-03-30/oregons-major-semiconductor-bill-clears-state-senate Dirk VanderHart /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-03-27/factory-or-farm-oregon-may-alter-land-use-rules-for-chipmakers For exactly 50 years, Oregon’s farms and forests have been protected from urban sprawl by the nation’s first statewide law creating urban growth boundaries Mon, 27 Mar 2023 22:23:40 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-03-27/factory-or-farm-oregon-may-alter-land-use-rules-for-chipmakers Andrew Selsky / AP /economy-and-finance/2023-02-23/oregon-semiconductor-bill-could-temporarily-change-states-approach-to-land-use Initial legislation aimed at boosting the semiconductor industry would also allow the governor to change urban growth boundaries. Thu, 23 Feb 2023 13:47:48 GMT /economy-and-finance/2023-02-23/oregon-semiconductor-bill-could-temporarily-change-states-approach-to-land-use Kate Davidson