Pat Gelsinger, CEO, of Intel Corporation, testified in March at a Senate hearing on competitiveness in the semiconductor industry. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images The Senate is expected to vote on a bipartisan bill that would boost American chipmaking. The measure currently provides $52 billion in government support to the semiconductor industry. Advertisement As soon as next week, the Senate is expected to hold a vote on a bipartisan bill that would provide billions of dollars in federal funding to rebuild the US semiconductor industry. It's an effort years in the making designed to boost competition with China…