Notice of Request for Public Comments on Risks in the Semiconductor Supply Chain

Issuing agencies

Abstract

The Department of Commerce ("Department") (Bureau of Industry ("BIS")) led the 100-Day Supply Chain Review of semiconductors and advanced packaging that was mandated by Presidential Executive Order. On February 24, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order on "America's Supply Chains," which directs several federal agency actions to secure and strengthen America's supply chains. This review, included in the White House Report "Building Resilient Supply Chains, Revitalizing American Manufacturing, and Fostering Broad-Based Growth", identified numerous areas of supply chain vulnerabilities. The ongoing shortages in the semiconductor product supply chain are having an adverse impact on a wide range of industry sectors. With the goal of accelerating information flow across the various segments of the supply chain, identifying data gaps and bottlenecks in the supply chain, and potential inconsistent demand signals, the Department is seeking responses from interested parties (including domestic and foreign semiconductor design firms, semiconductor manufacturers, materials and equipment suppliers, as well as semiconductor intermediate and end-users) to the questions set forth in this notice.