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Why the Chip Industry Is Struggling to Attract the Next Generation


Six hard truths about how engineers enter, survive, and often get stuck in the chip industry — and what needs to change.

While differences exist, total compensation depends on a wide range of factors including company, location, technical role and prior work experience. To foster more practical learning and identify top talent, large semiconductor companies should fund chip hackathons, where young enthusiasts build and simulate integrated circuits in a day. If you would like to share the problems you are facing regarding hiring or talent shortages in the semiconductor industry, answer this short 3-question survey and I’ll do my best to provide my humble opinion in a future newsletter post.

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