Advanced memory technology study

(a)

Study required

The Secretary shall conduct a study on the marketplace for advanced memory technology. (b)

Elements

In conducting the study required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall assess the following: (1)The marketplace for advanced memory technology, including factors relating to the following: (A)Demand for advanced memory technology. (B)Industries and products that use advanced memory technology. (C)Supply constraints associated with advanced memory technology. (2)The impact of trends in such advanced memory technology marketplace on the cost of end products for consumers and small businesses in the United States. (3)Capital intensity, investment cycles, and technology transition considerations for advanced memory technology. (4)The supply chain for advanced memory technology, including an analysis of suppliers of advanced memory technology that are not domiciled in a country of concern. (5)Any legal, regulatory, or policy barrier related to limitations in the supply of advanced memory technology. (6)Any regulatory, legislative, or market solution to increase supply in advanced memory technology without obtaining a greater amount of such supply from a country of concern. (c)

Consultation

In conducting the study required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with the following: (1)The head of any relevant Federal agency. (2)Non-governmental stakeholders, including the following: (A)Manufacturers of advanced memory technology. (B)Manufacturers of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and materials for advanced memory technology. (C)Customers of advanced memory technology, including internet service providers and manufacturers of consumer electronics and motor vehicles. (d)

Submission; publication

Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— (1)submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the study required by subsection (a); and (2)publish such report on a website of the Department of Commerce. (e)

Opportunity for public comment

Before the Secretary submits the report as required by subsection (d)(1), the Secretary shall provide an opportunity for public comment with respect to such report. (f)

Definitions

In this section: (1)

Advanced memory technology

The term advanced memory technology means semiconductor memory products that— (A)are manufactured using leading-edge process technologies; and (B)are primarily designed for high-performance, high-bandwidth, or energy-efficient computing applications, including— (i)dynamic random-access memory at or below industry-leading nodes; (ii)high-bandwidth memory and 3-dimensional-stacked memory architectures; (iii)3-dimensional NAND that employ high-layer-count architectures that exceed 200 layers; and (iv)memory solutions that enable systems relating to artificial intelligence, data centers, motor vehicle autonomy, and advanced communications, including DDR4, DDR5, LPDDR, and any other commercially significant memory technologies. (2)

Appropriate congressional committees

The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A)the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and (B)the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. (3)

Country of concern

The term country of concern has the same meaning given the term covered nation in section 4872(f) of title 10, United States Code. (4)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of Commerce (acting through the Office of the Secretary of Commerce).