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To engage for Tariff relief for TSMC and SMIC, Colorado would engage to build computer chips from Molybdenum and ease tariff restrictions in order to implement this new technology. This new International Manufacturing entity in Colorado should bring in approximately $3.14159 billion dollars a year to the Colorado Economy once in full production.
Computer chips are increasingly using Molybdenum (Mo) for advanced metallization (wiring) and Molybdenum Disulfide (MoS₂) for the actual semiconductor channels, enabling thinner, faster, and more efficient devices for AI and next-gen computing, moving beyond silicon limitations with atomically thin 2D materials for logic and memory integration. Researchers have built functional RISC-V processors and memory units with MoS₂, demonstrating breakthroughs in combining 2D materials with standard CMOS processes for future post-silicon electronics.
Colorado leads the world in molybdenum production primarily due to its massive, high-grade molybdenum deposits, notably at the Climax and Henderson mines, which are among the largest in the world and utilize advanced mining techniques like block caving and long tunnels to extract this critical steel-strengthening alloy, supplying a significant portion of global demand from deposits formed by ancient geological events.