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WorksheetsSemiconductor Shortage
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
The United States produces around ____of the World's semiconductors/microprocessors.
18%
12%
25%
52%
The 50 billion dollar investment into the CHIPS Act will have a total of 19 new fabs built in the ___________
United States
The Peoples Republic of China
Taiwan
Union of Soviet Socialist Republic of Russia
In order to reverse the trend of importing the microchips from overseas the U.S. Government passed the _____________.
STAMP Act.
CHAMPS Act.
CHICKS Act.
CHIPS Act.
Building a microprocessor FAB (Foundry that makes microprocessors or semiconductors) today takes
10 years and 2 million dollars
2 years and 10 billion dollars
10 years and $2.00
2 years 10 million dollars
The CHIPS Act ____________
Gave 2 million to the United Way!
Required Tech companies to pay more in taxes
took in 52 billion dollars in taxes to fund NASA
gives out 52 billion dollars in subsidies to bring Chip manufacturing to the United States.
_______ of microchips are produced in Asia.
75%
25%
50%
33%
The United States must ___________ from _______________ to meet its demand.
Import and India
Export and China
Export and Taiwan
import and Taiwan
The processing centers of the microchips are called
Factories
IP
FABs
Stores
The average automobile uses around _____________ chips.
200
500
1500
2500
Microchips are printed on silicon wafers, which are made from
silica sand
Glass
Gold
Copper
Which country has territorial claim to the country of Taiwan and stated it may take the island nation by force.
USA
North Korea
China
India
In the FAB or factory where the silicon wafers are made, it is over 1,000 cleaner than an operating room.
Factory
Dentist office
operating room.
classroom
Working in a clean room you must wear specialized __________.
goggles
bunny suit
shoes
mask
There are over ________________ steps in producing the semiconductors thus making it a major barrier to entering this industry.
1,200
1,500
800
600
During the pandemic, the microchip shortage cost the ___________ billions of dollars.
automotive
toy
fishing
doughnut
The United States __________ the machinery that produces the chips to the country of China because of national security.
banned
approved
negleted
promised
By volume, this company produces more chips than anywhere else on the planet.
intel
TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company)
Microsoft
Apple
When there is a shortage of these logic chips, many companies that depend on this technology would have to ____________ until they were able to get these chips.
shut down
power up
ramp up
keep cool
Semiconductors can be prices at almost $17,000 per
pound
kilogram
ounce
gram
Most every electronic item made today has ___________ that makes them function.
electricity
chips or semiconductors
vacuum tubes
cable
This industry is being hit especially hare with the microchip shortage.
Airline
Automobile
Universities
Schools
The United States Government passed this bill to help build FABS to build semiconductors in this country was called
CHIPS
CHERPS
CIPS
TSMC
Most of the semiconductors or microchips are made in the country of
Taiwan
China
Korea
United States
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company or TSMC is bringing back chip production back to the United States in the city of ____________
Chicago, IL
Dallas, TX
Phoenix, AZ
Silicon Valley, CA
The United States must ___________ from _______________ to meet its demand.
Import and India
Export and China
Export and Taiwan
import and Taiwan
