'We just don't see that there's enough technical people in the pipeline': US chip fabs are facing a huge worker shortfall — despite promise of huge paychecks, industry says it still needs over 150,000 workers
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Pro 'We just don't see that there's enough technical people in the pipeline': US chip fabs are facing a huge worker shortfall — despite promise of huge paychecks, industry says it still needs over 150,000 workers News By Craig Hale Published 22 September 2026 The US is struggling to attract new chip workers When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Wang Gang/China News Service via Getty Images) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter The US could have a 157,000 shortage of semiconductor and microelectronics workers by 2030International chip makers are…
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