Commerce Secretary Says She Has Spoken to Chip Makers Over Data Compliance

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo speaks during a news conference about supply chain issues affecting the U.S. economy at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Nov. 4, 2021. Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told reporters Tuesday that she had spoken to leaders of semiconductor manufacturing companies recently over data compliance.

The Department of Commerce had asked global semiconductor manufacturers and automakers on in September to voluntarily fill out a questionnaire about the supply chain and gave them a deadline of November 8th to comply.