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Re:Microsoft introduces its own chips for AI, with eye on cost by jasonwatkinspdx on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @10:10PM (#38285465)
Eh, the process engineers I've talked to don't have a great life, at least here in the US. It seems inevitable you end up perpetually on call for some machine, and I don't mean some type of machine, I mean unit #23 over in fab #4 and then that's your baby for years. The pay is considerable worse than software too.

I almost went to get a CE degree because I find it all so fascinating but ultimately I'm glad I didn't.

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Re:Microsoft introduces its own chips for AI, with eye on cost by andy_ppp on Thursday November 16, 2023 @04:28AM (#38287389)
If you want the best people to work in an area you need to pay them. I'm surprised given the possible returns these aren't seven figure jobs.
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Re:Microsoft introduces its own chips for AI, with eye on cost by red-iron-pine on Thursday November 16, 2023 @10:54AM (#38291077)
the pay is worse than software because you're competing with Asian wages in a manufacturing context, where the margins are slim.

the serious system architects, designers, and fab managers are doing just fine, software or not. the dudes in Phoenix who are getting pushed through 2-year degrees to help run a clean room are probably making 65k.

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