Great write up as usual. Reading between the lines of TSMC recent Arizona fab delay announcement, it seems like there simply is not enough American engineers competent/knowledgeable enough operate the machines like EUV etc that will be going into these new Chips Act-induced North American fabs. I’m wondering if there’s provisions in the Act to promote and turbo-charge U.S semiconductor engineering education, because we need more of them.
Yes, there are huge shortages of engineers and scientists in the West in general. Simply promoting these fields more to young people would probably solve a lot.
ASML is working now with their local uni in Eindhoven to boost semi engineering talent. Also nearby Leuven has a great program in nanoscience, IMEC is a spin-off from the university there.
Great write up as usual. Reading between the lines of TSMC recent Arizona fab delay announcement, it seems like there simply is not enough American engineers competent/knowledgeable enough operate the machines like EUV etc that will be going into these new Chips Act-induced North American fabs. I’m wondering if there’s provisions in the Act to promote and turbo-charge U.S semiconductor engineering education, because we need more of them.
Yes, there are huge shortages of engineers and scientists in the West in general. Simply promoting these fields more to young people would probably solve a lot.
ASML is working now with their local uni in Eindhoven to boost semi engineering talent. Also nearby Leuven has a great program in nanoscience, IMEC is a spin-off from the university there.