As well as passing a new bill, Biden has also promised to invest in American workers so that semiconductors can be manufactured on US soil. As such, the White House have been working alongside Congress and several private sector partners to expand the US chip making capacity, to put an end to the shortages.

How has the situation has led to focus on PCB domestic production and calls for funding?

Given the current semiconductor situation, there has been widespread talk of investment in the semiconductor industry, and rightly so.

But did you know that this has also had knock on effects for the PCB industry? PCBs are as crucial for electronics as semiconductors are. Without them, electronic devices simply cannot function.