Technicians inspect a piece of equipment during a tour of the Micron Technology automotive chip manufacturing plant in Manassas, Va. A bill to boost semiconductor production is top priority of the Biden administration. It would add about $79 billion to the deficit over 10 years, mostly as a result of new grants and tax breaks that would subsidize the cost that computer chip manufacturers incur when building or expanding chip plants in the U.S. STEVE HELBER/AP
By Kevin Freking Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill designed to encourage more semiconductor companies to build chip plants in the United States passed…