MEDIATEK USA INC. for MEDIATEK USA INC.

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 6395. William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, and amendments including portions of H.R. 7178 - CHIPS for America Act

Foreign entity interest: The NDAA conference agreement included substantial portions of the CHIPS Act which the entire semiconductor industry supported to see renewed federal commitment to R&D and manufacturing incentives to grow US manufacturing capacity in the semiconductor sector.

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 6395 (116th), H.R. 7178 (116th)

Science/Technology SCI

The CHIPS for America Act would authorize about $15 billion in total for an array of R&D initiatives. A National Semiconductor Technology Center sponsored by multiple agencies would conduct research and prototyping of advanced semiconductors in partnership with the private sector, with a recommended budget of $3 billion stretched over 10 years. An Advanced Packaging National Manufacturing Institute under the Department of Commerce would be funded at a recommended $5 billion over five years with a focus on promoting standards development, public-private partnerships, and workforce training programs. The bill would also establish a semiconductor program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology that would support a new Manufacturing USA institute dedicated to developing advanced testing, packaging, and assembly capabilities and tools to automate semiconductor machinery maintenance. The bill recommends $30 million annually over the next five years for the institute and a further $20 million per year to support other components of the program, such as advanced metrology research. In addition, the bill would recommend the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy respectively receive $3 billion and $2 billion over five years for semiconductor basic research. It also expresses support for the Department of Defenses ongoing Electronics Resurgence Initiative, a five year, $1.5 billion effort the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency launched in 2017 to build collaborations between the electronics industry, university researchers, and the defense industrial base. The bill recommends the program receive a total of $2 billion through fiscal year 2025.

Foreign entity interest: MediaTek USA Inc. and MediaTek Inc. are keen champions of US R&D in the semiconductor space and advancement of shared technology roadmap for semiconductors. These science programs are also a key component of workforce development for new technologists in the industry.

Contacted: White House Office; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

fair, transparent and consistent enforcement of US trade law and export controls,Export licensing, ECRA, US multilateral trade relations, and US-Taiwan bilateral trade relations

Foreign entity interest: US-Taiwan relations and trade issues and US regulation of exports from Taiwan, Foreign Direct Product Rule, Export licensing regime

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)

Computer Industry CPI

H.R. 7178 - CHIPS for America Act and its Senate Companion S.3933, S. 4130 - The American Foundries Act of 2020, Semiconductor research and related programs at DOD

Foreign entity interest: Support for US semiconductor manufacturing, R&D and incentives for industry foreign direct investment

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; White House Office; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: S. 4130 (116th), S. 3933 (116th), H.R. 7178 (116th)

Telecommunications TEC

National Strategy to Secure 5G and Next Generation Wireless Communications and general support for US 5G standards and adoption.

Foreign entity interest: As one of the worlds largest designers of chips for mobile applications, the company supports creation and expansion of 5G infrastructure world wide.

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); White House Office; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)