{"id":24776,"date":"2023-07-17T19:33:14","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T19:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2023\/07\/17\/biden-congress-must-follow-through-on-pentagons-electronics-need\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:02:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:02:30","slug":"biden-congress-must-follow-through-on-pentagons-electronics-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/opinion\/2023\/07\/17\/biden-congress-must-follow-through-on-pentagons-electronics-need\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden, Congress must follow through on Pentagon\u2019s electronics need"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Joe Biden recently issued a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.whitehouse.gov%2Fbriefing-room%2Fpresidential-actions%2F2023%2F03%2F27%2Fmemorandum-on-presidential-determination-pursuant-to-section-303-of-the-defense-production-act-of-1950-as-amended-on-printed-circuit-boards-and-advanced-packaging-production-capability%2F&#038;data=05%7C01%7Ccary.oreilly%40mco.com%7C24f299cd2cad4a48dfcc08db86faf91c%7C1d5c96e57ee2446dbed8d0f8c50edea5%7C1%7C1%7C638252184729304014%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&#038;sdata=%2BEQ3tcf4xqdxa6ktRTTEWWf3sFRiJ221unKT2bzjTas%3D&#038;reserved=0\">presidential determination<\/a>\u201d that prioritizes the domestic development of printed circuit boards (PCBs) under the Defense Production Act (DPA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Translation: It is now a tenet of U.S. policy that manufacturing more of the building blocks of modern electronics in the United States is essential to America\u2019s economic and national security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most people take our modern electronic wonders \u2013 from smartphones to medical monitors to jet fighters and radar \u2013 for granted. We don\u2019t think about where these products come from, or what goes into making them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the supply chain crisis spawned by the COVID pandemic was a wake-up call. Suddenly, leaders of business and government realized we didn\u2019t have enough domestic capacity to supply all the semiconductor chips needed to power America\u2019s electronics-based economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is why Congress last year enacted \u2013 and President Biden signed \u2013 the CHIPS and Science Act, which authorized the funding to implement the CHIPS Act of 2021 and expand U.S. output of semiconductor chips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now leaders of business and government are beginning to realize that merely producing more chips is not enough. Semiconductors are modern wonders, but they are useless without PCBs and the rest of the electronics system. No one buys just chips; they buy components and systems that contain chips. And unfortunately, the United States is even more dependent on overseas suppliers for these related components than they are for semiconductor chips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fortunately, the Biden administration appears to get it, and there are signs of hope in Congress as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, in launching the first round of funding under the CHIPS for America program, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo <a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nist.gov%2Fchips%2Fnotice-funding-opportunity-commercial-fabrication-facilities&#038;data=05%7C01%7Ccary.oreilly%40mco.com%7C24f299cd2cad4a48dfcc08db86faf91c%7C1d5c96e57ee2446dbed8d0f8c50edea5%7C1%7C1%7C638252184729304014%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&#038;sdata=ATETUy6ukAsmTVdWV08n%2FUb1BYorv8%2BVWI7ickfSy9Q%3D&#038;reserved=0\">announced<\/a> the U.S. will develop multiple high-volume \u201cadvanced packaging\u201d facilities and become a global leader in chip packaging technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The week before that, Raimondo <a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffreakonomics.com%2Fpodcast%2Fwill-the-democrats-make-america-great-again%2F&#038;data=05%7C01%7Ccary.oreilly%40mco.com%7C24f299cd2cad4a48dfcc08db86faf91c%7C1d5c96e57ee2446dbed8d0f8c50edea5%7C1%7C1%7C638252184729304014%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&#038;sdata=1RdcuG1JuNSZN1gL%2BHH2pLL4MbqI3VZGdabRhdBV57g%3D&#038;reserved=0\">confirmed<\/a>that some of the CHIPS Act funding will go to \u201csmaller firms,\u201d including \u201ccircuit-board companies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, the administration\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.commerce.gov%2Fnews%2Ffact-sheets%2F2022%2F02%2Fict-supply-chain-assessment-fact-sheet&#038;data=05%7C01%7Ccary.oreilly%40mco.com%7C24f299cd2cad4a48dfcc08db86faf91c%7C1d5c96e57ee2446dbed8d0f8c50edea5%7C1%7C1%7C638252184729304014%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&#038;sdata=T0MylmUgWOoLLuiOvZzjVypyBhhGSr4%2FuXjhAlunAnc%3D&#038;reserved=0\">year-long assessment of the ICT supply chain<\/a>highlighted the importance of PCB fabrication and recommended that the Defense Production Act be used to bolster the strength of U.S. PCB manufacturers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most recently, Reps. Blake Moore (R-UT) and Anna Eshoo (D-CA) <a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblakemoore.house.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpress-releases%2Frepresentatives-blake-moore-and-anna-g-eshoo-reintroduce-bipartisan&#038;data=05%7C01%7Ccary.oreilly%40mco.com%7C24f299cd2cad4a48dfcc08db86faf91c%7C1d5c96e57ee2446dbed8d0f8c50edea5%7C1%7C1%7C638252184729304014%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&#038;sdata=eGwDBTH61CqUGXPWQL%2FH4jxrm8YduokkG5Rd4On%2F0VU%3D&#038;reserved=0\">reintroduced<\/a> the Protecting Circuit Boards and Substrates Act, which would incentivize purchases of domestically produced PCBs and spur industry investments in factories, equipment, workforce training, and research and development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next step is for Congress to appropriate $100 million in FY 2024 to implement the president\u2019s DPA determination and boost domestic production of advanced PCBs and related materials. In tandem, as Secretary Raimondo has urged, a significant chunk of CHIPS Act funding should be earmarked for the advanced packaging and PCB segments of the supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Government is beginning to get on the right track on this issue, although it is still in the early stages of the program. Leaders in Congress and the Executive Branch must ensure the follow through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The funding and leadership for a comprehensive, \u201cSilicon-to-Systems\u201d approach must not fall victim to partisan political battles. The United States\u2019 economic and national security is at stake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fjohnwmitchell%2F&#038;data=05%7C01%7Ccary.oreilly%40mco.com%7C24f299cd2cad4a48dfcc08db86faf91c%7C1d5c96e57ee2446dbed8d0f8c50edea5%7C1%7C1%7C638252184729304014%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&#038;sdata=uz5juTjuhRjOH2BqIZeUGpfkkwBoAYzeb7Nb3uOz%2BBI%3D&#038;reserved=0\"><i>John W. Mitchell<\/i><\/a><i> is President and CEO of <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipc.org%2F&#038;data=05%7C01%7Ccary.oreilly%40mco.com%7C24f299cd2cad4a48dfcc08db86faf91c%7C1d5c96e57ee2446dbed8d0f8c50edea5%7C1%7C1%7C638252184729304014%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&#038;sdata=LWVDnO5D0IBcUvhphnqxTEnzk1Q1ZI711v%2F9P7KOEk4%3D&#038;reserved=0\"><i>IPC<\/i><\/a><i>, the electronics manufacturing association.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Semiconductors are modern wonders, but they are useless without PCBs and the rest of the electronics system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":74546,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":24,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[10,29,13,24],"tags":[],"coauthors":[5858],"class_list":["post-24776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyber","category-home","category-industry","category-opinion"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"PSTO7KHSBZEHRNY37LXQYNM5L4","arc_canonical_url":"\/opinions\/2023\/07\/17\/biden-congress-must-follow-through-on-pentagons-electronics-need\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Biden, Congress must follow through on Pentagon\u2019s electronics need - C4ISRNet<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Semiconductors are modern wonders, but they are useless without PCBs and the rest of the electronics system.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Biden, Congress must follow through on Pentagon\u2019s electronics need\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Semiconductors are modern wonders, but they are useless without PCBs and the rest of the electronics system.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/opinion\/2023\/07\/17\/biden-congress-must-follow-through-on-pentagons-electronics-need\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"C4ISRNet\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-07-17T19:33:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-08T05:02:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"John W. 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