ASP in the News: Lt Gen Norman R Seip in the Washington Examiner on Semiconductor Manufacturing
In a recent op-ed for the Washington Examiner, ASP President Lt Gen Norman R. Seip, USAF (Ret.), contended that in the effort to break dependency on Chinese manufacturing, the United States has a variety of allies able to help establish more secure supply chains. Contrasting the U.S. alliance system with China, General Seip wrote:
America has something China lacks: a network of exceptionally capable allies with whom we share not only economic interests but also decades of military collaboration and deep strategic trust. Japan and South Korea are indispensable U.S. treaty allies.
Today, there is a major manufacturing crisis in DRAM production as the demand for AI datacenter construction outpaces the supply. Prices for these memory chips are expected to quadruple by the end of this year compared to 2024. To help address the issue, Seip explained:
Our security demands that we make it easier to buy from America and our allies right away. The United States absolutely needs greater domestic semiconductor capacity, but we also need a safe, affordable, secure supply chain today while we build at home. That’s another reason it is imperative for our country to both scale and produce at home and work in concert with allies to achieve secure access to the chips that underpin our military, communications, artificial intelligence, and economy.
To read the full op-ed, visit the Washington Examiner: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4703198/america-doesnt-have-to-choose-between-china-and-going-it-alone/
