BIS to Hold Virtual Forum to Discuss Semiconductor Supply Chain Issues

The Bureau of Industry and Security will hold a virtual forum April 8 to allow industry and other members of the public to present ways the agency can help boost the competitiveness and capacity of the U.S. semiconductor industry, BIS said in a notice this week. The agency requested written comments on semiconductor supply chain issues earlier this month (see 2103110048) but will hold the forum to give commenters a chance to provide “oral remarks.” The comments and remarks will help inform the Commerce Department’s report to the White House as part of a February executive order to address supply chain shortages of semiconductor chips (see 2102240047), BIS said. The forum will include a virtual panel made up of BIS and other agency officials and will run from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Registration closes at 5 p.m. April 1.