Building semiconductor manufacturing capacity in the US is analogous to building a kitchen: having a facility is necessary but insufficient without the recipe (design/process technology) and chefs (skilled engineers and technologists who know how to build chips), making R&D and human talent critical for technological leadership.

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Philip Wong

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Building manufacturing sites in the US is similar to building a kitchen: we have a kitchen but we don't have the recipe, we don't have the chefs

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Silicon Triangle: The United States, Taiwan, China, And Global Semiconductor SecurityHoover Institution
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:09:35 PM

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