Intel made a splash recently by announcing its intent to build a cluster of semiconductor manufacturing plants near Columbus, Ohio (Figure 1). The announcement comes in the midst of a supply-chain crisis and a critical shortage of chips, which in turn could result in a disastrous situation for the manufacture of everything from vehicles to consumer electronics to wireless infrastructure equipment.
Editors James Morra (Electronic Design), David Maliniak (Microwaves & RF), and Robert Schoenberger (Industry Week), along with Objective Analysis's Jim Handy, discuss Intel's announcement in depth. What does it mean for the current chip shortage? How important is the project to Ohio and the Midwest? How might it affect the future of chip making in the U.S.?
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