Purdue Expert: Semiconductor Manufacturing

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Mark Lundstrom is the Don and Carol Scifres Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the chief semiconductor officer at Purdue University. In this video, he explains why establishing chip manufacturing in the United States is important and the challenges that face the industry, universities, and the government. Lundstrom says that without chips today, it would be like living in the 1940s. Chips are the most sophisticated technology that humanity produces, and it takes a highly educated workforce to manufacture them. In the next five years, a minimum of 50,000 trained semiconductor engineers will be needed in the United States to meet the overwhelming and rapidly growing demand. Purdue University has answered that call, becoming the first in the country to launch a comprehensive set of innovative, interdisciplinary degrees and credentials in semiconductors and microelectronics. On April 18, the CHIPS for America summit will take place in Washington, DC focusing on the future of U.S. competitiveness in microelectronics and the semiconductor workforce. In this summit, the conversation will shift from defining the vision of chip manufacturing to executing the vision. Participants from government, industry, and academia will share their perspectives on the challenges ahead, ways to measure our progress, and to sustain the effort over the long term.

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[thomasmiller]

Mark is exactly right on the mark. Read the excellent book: "Chip War - the fight for the world's most critical technology" by Chris Miller. The issues are vast and complex. This is a call to arms for the United States. Cheers! Tom Miller