[HN Gopher] TSMC delays Arizona factory that will eventually bui...
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       TSMC delays Arizona factory that will eventually build chips for
       iPhones and AI
        
       Author : rntn
       Score  : 15 points
       Date   : 2023-07-20 21:17 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | chmaynard wrote:
       | Maybe they should have thought about this possibility and started
       | a training program BEFORE they built the fab? Just a crazy idea.
        
         | dharmab wrote:
         | Anecdote- most of my skilled friends working in chip fabs
         | jumped over to software jobs a few tears ago. Software pays
         | better for easier and significantly less hazardous work.
        
           | icedistilled wrote:
           | this is actually a huge issue with a lot of important jobs in
           | america - they aren't valued commensurate to the work and
           | value.
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           | So many fields that require high skills and a lot of
           | education pay far too little compared to software/analytics.
           | One works just as hard but the pay is not comparable - it
           | doesn't make economic sense to do a lot of the non-software
           | jobs.
        
           | gloryjulio wrote:
           | +1 to that. Also TSMC pay is not that good in Taiwan anyway.
           | That's how China was successful in poaching previously. You
           | can't compare the warchests
        
       | Arrath wrote:
       | I would have thought the buildout of the facility would take long
       | enough for TSMC to set up and begin a comprehensive training
       | pipeline for workers, but apparently not.
        
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