always be able to say 25 years ago. that's what this is about. but folks at home might be wondering, why it's such a big deal for manufacturing something so small, the size of a postage stamp. why is that so important? well, semi conductors are a small computer chips that power virtually everything in our lives. your phone. your car. your refrigerator. your washing machine. hospital equipment. the internet. the electric grid. and so much more. and here's the deal. america invented these chips. america invented these chips. and federal research and development led to the creation of these chips. taxpayer dollars. these chips helped power nasa, mission to the moon. the federal investment helped bring down the cost of making chips to build a market and an entire industry. as a result, over 30 years ago,