CHIPS Classes

Sessions

Introduction to the Legislation

This session will provide participants with a quick review of the specific sections of the bill.

Motivations Behind the Legislation

In this session we will focus on the US economy and National Security. We will explore why the USG is acting on this important topic now.

Faculty:Hon. Al Shaffer

Manufacturing Incentives

This session will provide information on the manufacturing incentives part of the legislation with a focus on stimulating the domestic manufacturing base.

Faculty: Mr. John Behnke

Research & Development

This session will focus on how the various R&D organizations specified in the legislation will work. These include the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC), National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program (NAPMP), and Manufacturing USA Organizations.

Faculty: Brian Shirley

Workforce

In this session will provide information on how to guarantee a sufficiently trained workforce is available to execute the CHIPS program.

Faculty: MICRON Representative

This executive, 2 half-day course, hosted at the Institute, will explore the recent groundbreaking CHIPS legislation.  It will briefly review the various sections of the bill along with the motivations behind it.  The primary focus will be unraveling the execution options available for the various sections including the Incentives, R&D and Workforce aspects.   The goal is to have the students better understand this legislation and how their organization might best contribute to the CHIPS mission. 

The course will be led by an esteemed set of instructors with considerable experience in this field. They will help participants understand the big picture of CHIPS and how it might be executed to meet the needs of the US economy and National Security.  Each instructor will present a briefing on a particular aspect followed by an interactive dialog between participants and instructors. This latter part is a key aspect of this course to help students gain maximal understanding of this complex and critically important legislation. 

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Course Dates:
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 
9:00am-1:30pm

Thursday, January 26, 2023
9:00am-12:00pm

Application Deadlines:
Virtual Registration Deadline
January 23, 2023
Virtual Tuition $1,600

In-Person Early Bird Registration Deadline:
January 16, 2023
Early Bird Tuition $1,800

In-Person Regular Registration Deadline:
January 23, 2023
Regular Tuition $2,000

Course Location: Potomac Institute for Policy Studies  
Course Director: Dr. Michael Fritze 