Re:U.S. Universities Are Building a New Semiconductor Workforce
by ChuckNorris89 on Saturday May 20, 2023 @07:23AM
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> in 2001 the signs of impeding death were already there
What were those signs?
Re:U.S. Universities Are Building a New Semiconductor Workforce
by weinzierl on Saturday May 20, 2023 @12:23PM
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For me specifically Siemens divesting or spinning-off its semiconductor assets. Before that my study program was almost a free ticket into Siemens. Working for Infineon, EPCOS or (a little later) Qimonda did not seem attractive to me, specifically because it was well known at the time that these divisions were spun-off because Siemens wanted to reduce the risk from the quote "highly volatile semiconductor business" for the parent company.
Judging from our industry partnerships the semiconductor industry seemed to do well at the time. At least that was my impression. When I graduated in 2001 the signs of impeding death were already there however, so I worked in aerospace for a couple of years, went back to university for a computer science degree and ended up in software anyways. Not the worst thing to happen for me personally, but honestly I still don't really understand how a promising industry could die like that.