The meeting will be hosted by Secretary of Commerce Gina
Raimondo and National Economic Council
Director Brian Deese, the Commerce Department said earlier
this month. Topics will include the impact of the coronavirus Delta variant on
chip supplies and how to better coordinate between chip producers and
consumers.
Other attendees will include TSMC, BMW and Micron Technology
Inc, sources said.
The White House had said only that attendees would include
producers, consumers and industry groups. The Commerce Department did not
immediately respond to a request for comment.
A shortage of semiconductor chips has forced top automakers
to cut production worldwide after a decrease in demand for cars early in the
coronavirus pandemic led many chipmakers to shift production to computers and
tablets, whose demand was soaring.
The White House meeting is the latest in a string of summits
on the topic, allowing the Biden administration to show it is taking the chip
crunch seriously.
President Joe Biden met with executives from major companies
in April, saying he had bipartisan support for legislation to fund the
semiconductor industry. In May, Raimondo said she held meetings with three
dozen senior industry leaders on the chip shortage and said the United States
could help boost transparency in the market.
While Intel and TSMC have announced plans to ramp up chip
production with new U.S.-based plants, it takes years for new semiconductor
plants to ramp up to full production. Meanwhile, legislation to fund a plan to
offer grants to chipmakers to expand or build new factories awaits
congressional approval.