News The U.S. government will distribute $500 million from the CHIPS Act to fund R&D for packaging technology and a research institute

[Admin]

The Department of Commerce is signaling that it intends to distribute at least $500 million of CHIPS Act cash.

The U.S. government will distribute $500 million from the CHIPS Act to fund R&D for packaging technology and a research institute : Read more

 

[stonecarver]

William Randolph Hearst Sr. was an American businessman, newspaper publisher, and politician known for developing the nation's largest newspaper chain and media company, Hearst Communications.

He became filthy rich off how he said to package something.

Put a baby, a puppy, or a pretty girl on the cover and I can sell anything. He died in the 1950's but today his grand daughter is worth 21 billion in 2024.

Put a CPU in a plactic case. Put that case in a box and seal. Ship and get paid.


Now where do I sign up for the $500 million.

 

[gg83]

I think a bunch of money should go towards trade schools to train the people you need for chip manufacturing. Am I right to assume, a lot of jobs in chip manufacturing don't require engineering degrees.

 

[Eximo]

I think a bunch of money should go towards trade schools to train the people you need for chip manufacturing. Am I right to assume, a lot of jobs in chip manufacturing don't require engineering degrees.

You simply hire the people and train them directly. Either by sending them to existing facilities to learn or bringing in people from existing facilities to train. No need to invest in trade school curriculum for such a specialized workflow. If they start encountering worker shortages in the future, then it may make some sense to have a preliminary class that guarantees work placement.

 

[gg83]

You simply hire the people and train them directly. Either by sending them to existing facilities to learn or bringing in people from existing facilities to train. No need to invest in trade school curriculum for such a specialized workflow. If they start encountering worker shortages in the future, then it may make some sense to have a preliminary class that guarantees work placement.

I wonder what are the prerequisites to apply for such a position? Bachelor's? High school diploma?

 

[Eximo]

Depends on the job. Going to need cleaning personnel, both inside and outside the production floor, warehouse workers to move chemicals and raw materials around, etc. But all the higher end jobs will have their specialization like industrial control and automation, statistical analysis people for monitoring output and predicting yields. Practically an endless list of job opportunities at an advanced manufacturing facility.

In the US, GED or High School diploma is pretty much expected though for most jobs. That or significant work experience (usually means some sort of family connection job)

I used to work for a multinational manufacturing company, every possible educational status was employed directly or through contract services.