U.S. senator to convene classified briefing on semiconductors amid chip shortage: Sources

WASHINGTON: U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell on Thursday will convene a classified briefing with Pentagon officials and Intel Corp’s chief executive for lawmakers negotiating a compromise measure to provide $52 billion in subsidies for U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, sources told Reuters.

The briefing will look at threats to national security-critical supply chains, with a focus on semiconductors, officials said, and will review their importance for defense systems and critical infrastructure.

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is expected to take part as is Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering David Honey and U.S. Air Force Chief Scientist Victoria Coleman, sources said. Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger is also expected to participate.