Macrofab Engineering Podcast

MEP EP#345: The Hot List of Tasty Chip FabsPool Shark Update! Wolfspeed fab for NC is latest on CHIPS Act list 668,000 domestic manufacturing jobs Global Unemployment. Do we have enough people for this? What technology are they aiming for? Here’s the latest hot list of cool chip fabs coming to the US GlobalFoundries 180nm down to 12nm Intel Ohio New Mexico Arizona Micron Memory Chips Samsung High end computing Texas Instruments 45nm+ analog, embedded electronics Articles say it will complement other factories already in Texas TSMC 5nm Wolfspeed Worlds largest silicon carbide manufacturing facility Much higher power devices with higher voltage capabilities due to large band gap Failure Friday - Break something at the office this week? We want to hear about it! Billed the wrong phase of a project Dry air means static buildup, I don't think my 3v test circuit appreciated being a path to ground :'-( I ran over a 3D printer with a forklift Saw a customer su