President Biden tours a Samsung plant in Pyeongtaek, South Korea with South Korean President Yoon Suk-youl on May 20, 2022. The company is building a massive new campus in Texas. Kim Min-Hee/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan off the island's east coast on Wednesday and temporarily disrupted production at semiconductor factories that produce chips major Silicon Valley companies rely on for products and services. Chiang Ying-ying/AP hide caption
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger shows President Biden a semiconductor wafer during a tour at the company's Ocotillo Campus in Chandler, Ariz. on March 20. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Biden is giving Intel $8.5 billion for big semiconductor projects in 4 states
Brad Gist, 30, works with Liam Levinson, 28, during a lab for a 10-day semiconductor course at Chandler Gilbert Community College in Mesa, Ariz., on Oct. 11, 2023. Caitlin O'Hara for NPR hide caption
Biden has big plans for semiconductors. But there's a big hole: not enough workers
In this file photo, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers a speech about AI and gaming. Chiang Ying-ying/AP hide caption
The new iMac computers are unveiled on April 20 via this illustration at a virtual event in La Habra, Calif. Apple said it could suffer a hit to its revenue as a shortage of chips could affect the production of iPads and Macs. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption
In this aerial photo, pickup trucks and vans are seen last month in a parking lot outside a General Motors assembly plant where they are produced in Wentzville, Mo. A key component in the car industry is in short supply: computer chips. Taiwan's chipmakers are racing to meet demand. Jeff Roberson/AP hide caption
Wuhan Hongxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s unfinished chip fabrication plant. Amy Cheng/NPR hide caption
The Trump administration issued tough export rules this month, which analysts say could spell a death knell for Huawei's worldwide mobile network ambitions. Wang Zhao/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Mildred Dresselhaus, winner of the Kavli Prize and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, speaks in Bergen, Norway, in 2012. Marit Hommedal/Flickr hide caption
Chip-maker Qualcomm said Thursday it is buying NXP Semiconductors in a deal valued at approximately $38.1 billion. Gregory Bull/AP hide caption
The Intel logo is displayed on the exterior of Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif. Paul Sakuma/AP hide caption