The US effort to regain chip manufacturing excellence lacks something the US had the last time it tried technology catch-up under Sematech in the late 80s – a figurehead. Sematech had the best leader the industry has ever seen – Bob Noyce – founder of Fairchild and Intel, inventor of the chip, charming beyond charming, …
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