Nvidia and AMD aren't thrilled about pending law that stands to give Intel $20+ billion

pcgamer.com:

 The US Senate has finally voted to move along with legislation that provides billions of dollars in subsidies and tax credits for semiconductor manufacturing in the US. In its current form, the CHIPS Act is a slimmed-down version of the bill introduced last year that has since stalled in Congress(opens in new tab) (though the name, the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America Act, is definitely still a mouthful). This new iteration of the CHIPS Act looks like it may pass by the end of the month. 

The finalized bill details aren't public (via Reuters(opens in new tab)). Still, it's been reported that the bill provides over $50 billion in subsidies for US semiconductor companies and a 25% tax credit for building chip plants on US soil. The credit itself is estimated could be worth up to $24 billion. 

The focus of the CHIPS Act is encouraging domestic chip manufacturing, which would help relieve supply chain issues and rely less on supply from China and other foreign chip manufacturing. The chip shortages have affected the computer, automotive, communications, and high-tech weapons industries. 

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger took to Twitter to thank the United States Senate for advancing the CHIPS Act and said this was «a great step to protecting our national and economic security.» Intel recently started the early stages of construction for the massive $20 billion chip factory(opens in new tab) in Ohio. Intel stands to gain billions in subsidies to build more production facilities if the bill passes, along with chipmakers like Texas Instruments and Micron. These companies can also take advantage of the FABS Act to help pay for the manufacturing equipment for those facilities. Intel has stated it could