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§4622 Establishment of Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology Research Initiative

Title 15 › Chapter 72— SEMICONDUCTOR RESEARCH › Subchapter II— DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH EXCELLENCE INITIATIVE › § 4622

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

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The Secretary of Energy must start a research program on semiconductor manufacturing technology and its practical uses. The program may support a U.S. consortium of chip, materials, and equipment makers who study advanced manufacturing methods and how to apply them.

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Title 15, §4622

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The Secretary of Energy shall initiate and carry out a program (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as the “Initiative”) of research on semiconductor manufacturing technology and on the practical applications of such technology. The Secretary may carry out the Initiative in a way that complements the activities of a consortium of United States semiconductor manufacturers, materials manufacturers, and equipment manufacturers, established for the purpose of conducting research concerning advanced semiconductor manufacturing techniques and developing techniques to adopt manufacturing expertise to a variety of semiconductor products.

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This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this subtitle” and was translated as reading “this part” meaning part D of title I of division C of Pub. L. 100–180 which enacted this subchapter, to reflect the probable intent of Congress because title I did not contain subtitles.

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15 U.S.C. § 4622

Title 15Commerce and Trade

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Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60