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Semiconductor Shortage

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The United States produces around ____of the World's semiconductors/microprocessors.

a)

18%

b)

12%

c)

25%

d)

52%

2.

The 50 billion dollar investment into the CHIPS Act will have a total of 19 new fabs built in the ___________

a)

United States

b)

The Peoples Republic of China

c)

Taiwan

d)

Union of Soviet Socialist Republic of Russia

3.

In order to reverse the trend of importing the microchips from overseas the U.S. Government passed the _____________.

a)

STAMP Act.

b)

CHAMPS Act.

c)

CHICKS Act.

d)

CHIPS Act.

4.

Building a microprocessor FAB (Foundry that makes microprocessors or semiconductors) today takes

a)

10 years and 2 million dollars

b)

2 years and 10 billion dollars

c)

10 years and $2.00

d)

2 years 10 million dollars

5.

The CHIPS Act ____________

a)

Gave 2 million to the United Way!

b)

Required Tech companies to pay more in taxes

c)

took in 52 billion dollars in taxes to fund NASA

d)

gives out 52 billion dollars in subsidies to bring Chip manufacturing to the United States.

6.

_______ of microchips are produced in Asia.

a)

75%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

33%

7.

The United States must ___________ from _______________ to meet its demand.

a)

Import and India

b)

Export and China

c)

Export and Taiwan

d)

import and Taiwan

8.

The processing centers of the microchips are called

a)

Factories

b)

IP

c)

FABs

d)

Stores

9.

The average automobile uses around _____________ chips.

a)

200

b)

500

c)

1500

d)

2500

10.

Microchips are printed on silicon wafers, which are made from

a)

silica sand

b)

Glass

c)

Gold

d)

Copper

11.

Which country has territorial claim to the country of Taiwan and stated it may take the island nation by force.

a)

USA

b)

North Korea

c)

China

d)

India

12.

In the FAB or factory where the silicon wafers are made, it is over 1,000 cleaner than an operating room.

a)

Factory

b)

Dentist office

c)

operating room.

d)

classroom

13.

Working in a clean room you must wear specialized __________.

a)

goggles

b)

bunny suit

c)

shoes

d)

mask

14.

There are over ________________ steps in producing the semiconductors thus making it a major barrier to entering this industry.

a)

1,200

b)

1,500

c)

800

d)

600

15.

During the pandemic, the microchip shortage cost the ___________ billions of dollars.

a)

automotive

b)

toy

c)

fishing

d)

doughnut

16.

The United States __________ the machinery that produces the chips to the country of China because of national security.

a)

banned

b)

approved

c)

negleted

d)

promised

17.

By volume, this company produces more chips than anywhere else on the planet.

a)

intel

b)

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company)

c)

Microsoft

d)

Apple

18.

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.

a)

shut down

b)

power up

c)

ramp up

d)

keep cool

19.

Semiconductors can be prices at almost $17,000 per

a)

pound

b)

kilogram

c)

ounce

d)

gram

20.

Most every electronic item made today has ___________ that makes them function.

a)

electricity

b)

chips or semiconductors

c)

vacuum tubes

d)

cable

21.

This industry is being hit especially hare with the microchip shortage.

a)

Airline

b)

Automobile

c)

Universities

d)

Schools

22.

The United States Government passed this bill to help build FABS to build semiconductors in this country was called

a)

CHIPS

b)

CHERPS

c)

CIPS

d)

TSMC

23.

Most of the semiconductors or microchips are made in the country of

a)

Taiwan

b)

China

c)

Korea

d)

United States

24.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company or TSMC is bringing back chip production back to the United States in the city of ____________

a)

Chicago, IL

b)

Dallas, TX

c)

Phoenix, AZ

d)

Silicon Valley, CA

25.

The United States must ___________ from _______________ to meet its demand.

a)

Import and India

b)

Export and China

c)

Export and Taiwan

d)

import and Taiwan