U.S. Awards $120 Million to Polar Semiconductor to Expand Chip Facility NYT: Technology Madeleine Ngo 13 May 2024 at 05:01 The grant is the latest federal award in a series stemming from the CHIPS and Science Act meant to ramp up domestic production of vital semiconductors. ยฉ Kristoffer Tripplaar/Sipa USA, via Associated PressThe federal award will go toward a project to expand the Polar Semiconductor facility in Bloomington, Minn.