[Spktyr]

Due to a lot of brain drain and stupid decisions in the last couple decades, most commodity chips are not designed in the US but elsewhere. There are consequences when your universities are churning out mostly people with gender studies and underwater basket weaving degrees.

[bakkentom]

The exodus from silicon valley started to AZ and NM. There is existing talent there with process engineers and technicians. Probably their universities have good eng programs.

Defense and aerospace contractors are big in AZ too.

[PapaBear3625]

Due to a lot of brain drain and stupid decisions in the last couple decades, most commodity chips are not designed in the US but elsewhere. There are consequences when your universities are churning out mostly people with gender studies and underwater basket weaving degrees.

Let's not forget how many of our STEM students are foreign, and have their loyalties elsewhere. This needs to stop.