While the US is trying to reshore manufacturing and grow its small share of the world's chip-making capability, fabless players like Qualcomm and Nvidia, and integrated device manufacturers like Intel, original equipment manufacturers ranging from automakers to cloud companies, and electronic design automation providers have bolstered its prominence.- Congress finally passes $52b subsidies for chip fabs on US soil- Apple pushes TSMC to make more advanced chips in US by 2024- Intel offers Irish staff a three-month break from being paid- Alibaba, Tencent enlisted to help sanction-weary China build RISC-V chipsTo stop US from further ceding its leadership, the report argues for investing as much as $30 billion in the private chip design sector over the next eight years, with up to $20 billion consisting of tax incentives.SIA estimates this could result in additional design-related sales of about $450 billion over the next decade while also supporting roughly 23,000 new design jobs, all putting the US in line with other regions.After all, Qualcomm, Nvidia, and AMD tried over the summer to push for legislation that would include tax credits for both chip designers and manufacturers, but that ended up going nowhere for them, as the CHIPS and Science Act only ended up including such incentives for chipmakers.That said, Matt Johnson, chair of the Semiconductor Industry Association, thinks now is the right time to talk about chip designers getting their share of taxpayer dollars:Building on the momentum from the recent enactment of the CHIPS and Science Act to strengthen domestic semiconductor manufacturing and research, leaders in Washington should increase focus on maintaining and even extending our semiconductor design leadership that is so fundamental to our country's future."