# The CHIP Act’s Blind Spot | A Lifeline for Intel | I Just Saw a Face

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2020-07-31
- Length: 42m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-07-31-the-chip-acts-blind-spot-a-lifeline-for-intel-i-just-saw-a-face
- Listen: https://www.eetimes.com/podcasts/wb073120/

## Summary

Adam Khan, founder of Akhan Semiconductor, and Vice Admiral Charles Moore discuss the need for U.S. legislation to support wide-bandgap semiconductors like diamond, gallium nitride, and silicon carbide, arguing that focusing on these materials allows the U.S. to leverage existing 200mm fabs rather than chasing expensive EUV lithography. The episode also analyzes Intel CEO Bob Swan's ambiguous statements regarding process technology, with journalist Balaji Rao arguing that Intel should pivot to a full-time foundry model to maintain technological sovereignty and compete with TSMC, rather than outsourcing to Taiwan.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-07-31-the-chip-acts-blind-spot-a-lifeline-for-intel-i-just-saw-a-face#t=0) Introduction: The CHIP Act and Semiconductor Manufacturing
- [4:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-07-31-the-chip-acts-blind-spot-a-lifeline-for-intel-i-just-saw-a-face#t=261) Vice Admiral Moore on Defense Supply Chain Risks
- [8:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-07-31-the-chip-acts-blind-spot-a-lifeline-for-intel-i-just-saw-a-face#t=532) Adam Khan on Wide-Bandgap Materials and Diamond ICs
- [19:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-07-31-the-chip-acts-blind-spot-a-lifeline-for-intel-i-just-saw-a-face#t=1146) Balaji Rao on Intel's Process Technology Crisis
- [28:59](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-07-31-the-chip-acts-blind-spot-a-lifeline-for-intel-i-just-saw-a-face#t=1739) The Case for Intel as a Full-Time Foundry
- [36:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-07-31-the-chip-acts-blind-spot-a-lifeline-for-intel-i-just-saw-a-face#t=2184) History Segment: The Face on Mars

## Topics

- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies, large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Akhan Semiconductor (company)
- Intel (company)
- TSMC (company)
- Diamond (material)
- Gallium nitride (material)
- Silicon carbide (material)

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