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Advancing American semiconductor manufacturing requires bringing in outside talent and experience.
“The United States stood out for cheap land and electricity when TSMC looked for an overseas site,” Chang said in an April 2021 symposium address, “but we had to try hard to scout out competent technicians and workers in Arizona because manufacturing jobs have not been popular among American people for decades.” With China breathing down Taiwan’s neck and more than $50 billion in CHIPS Act funding heading out the door, the U.S. should court high-skill immigrants to meet the industry’s labor needs and fulfill the mission of de-risking its semiconductor supply chain. If the U.S. Customs and Immigration Service provided more clarity on qualifying affiliation status, companies involved with, for example, the National Semiconductor Technology Center, would be able to bring more talent to key CHIPS states’ college towns like Columbus and Tempe.
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