The Really Critical Infrastructure Need: American-Made Semiconductors

Key Points

  • The push for two big infrastructure bills is getting a lot of attention in Washington, but a third infrastructure initiative needs to take focus: supercharging America’s production of semiconductors.

  • The U.S. share of global semiconductor manufacturing capacity has dropped to 12% today from 37% in 1990, according to a study by the Boston Consulting Group.

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WSJ Executive Washington Editor, Gerald F. Seib, expands on the semiconductor shortage and the need for more to be American-made.

Gerald F. Seib, Executive Washington Editor, WSJ