State launches chips supply chain initiatives with Panama, Costa Rica

The State Department on Thursday announced a new “partnership” with Panama to expand semiconductor supply chains, an announcement coming on the heels of a similar one with Costa Rica last week – both part of a broader initiative to expand semiconductor manufacturing. “The State Department will partner with the Government of Panama on exploring opportunities to grow and diversify the global semiconductor ecosystem under the International Technology Security and Innovation Fund,” the department said in a statement . “This partnership...