The Technology Competitiveness and Industrial Policy Center (TCIP.org), an academic research center launched this spring at the University of California, Berkeley, announced funded proposals responding to its first call for policy study proposals issued in March.
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The TCIP Center launches policy studies to address U.S. competitiveness in advanced technology research & development and advanced manufacturing domestically.
The TCIP Center awarded technology and policy teams including industry experts and academic researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, and Carnegie Mellon University, along with the University of California, Berkeley.
The TCIP Call for Policy Study Proposals requested proposals addressing how the U.S. can assert or regain competitiveness not only in advanced technology research and development, but also in advanced manufacturing domestically.
“The U.S. may lead the world in many parts of the value chain of advanced technology," says Mark Liu, TCIP founder and former executive chairman of TSMC, world’s largest semiconductor manufacturer, "yet it lags behind other countries in the production of these advanced technologies.”
“These proposals will put us on the path to increased competitiveness, envisioning the hyperstructure needed to scale and deploy emerging technologies,” says TCIP Faculty Director S. Shankar Sastry, professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences at the University of California, Berkeley.
Accepted Proposals
Scaling Wide-Bandgap Technologies for Energy, Transportation, and Digital Infrastructure, Study Lead Saurabh Amin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Analyzing causal and policy factors shaping U.S. WBG semiconductor competitiveness, focusing on scaling up essential technologies production to meet rapidly escalating demand in energy, transportation, and digital infrastructure.
Strategic Pathways for Next-Generation Nuclear Deployment, Study Lead Per Petersen, University of California, Berkeley. Exploring key barriers and opportunities around the development and deployment of next-gen nuclear energy, including small modular reactors and advanced reactors, to deliver safe, scalable, low-carbon energy.
Governing the Future of Nuclear Fusion, Study Lead Andrew Reddie, University of California, Berkeley. Building supportive pipelines and frameworks to transition landmark breakthroughs and rapid innovation in fusion energy to commercial viability.
Semiconductor Manufacturing Ecosystems, Study Lead H.-S. Phillip Wong, Stanford University. Taking an ecosystem-wide approach to identifying models for success in semiconductor R&D and manufacturing.
Global Shift Toward EVs and Challenges to American Competitiveness, Study Lead John Zysman, University of California, Berkeley. Examining the global shift toward electric vehicles, the resulting challenge to American competitiveness in this sector, and what it would take to develop a vibrant American EV industry.
These studies follow the inaugural TCIP policy study on Technology Leadership in Rechargeable Electrochemical Batteries announced in April.
About the Technology Competitiveness and Industrial Policy Center
Founded in February 2025 at the University of California, Berkeley, by industry leader and former TSMC Executive Chairman Mark Liu, the Technology Competitiveness and Industrial Policy Center (TCIP Center), aims to develop a new vision for advanced technology development and production in the U.S. through academic research, industrial capabilities, and regulatory policy study and recommendations. For more information, see TCIP.org and follow @TCIPcenter on social media.
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