Several major U.S. semiconductor companies are considering whether to raise objections to the “Chip Act,” which is about to be voted on in the Senate, people familiar with the matter said today. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has told lawmakers that a vote on the chip bill could take place as early as Tuesday. The bill aims to strengthen the construction of chip factories in the United States to improve market competitiveness, and specific measures include $52 billion in subsidies and investment tax credits. At present, the bill has basically received bipartisan support, but there are differences within the chip industry. Some semiconductor companies worry that the final wording of the legislation could disproportionately support chipmakers such as Intel and little support for chip designers such as AMD, Qualcomm and NVIDIA. Companies like Intel, Texas Instruments, Micron, and others both design and manufacture their own chips. Such companies would benefit from $52 billion in subsidies from the Chip Act to build factories. In addition, they will benefit from another bill .
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