The US semiconductor industry has been a hot topic in tech over the past few years. This is particularly true at Purdue, where CHIPS act investments, manufacturing partnerships, and a new degree program have all made headlines in the past few months. As part of an investigation into the manufacturing workforce planned for the SK Hynix plant planned for West Lafayette, Greg Ip (chief economics commentator for the Wall Street Journal) spoke with Dr. Chawla and John Wu regarding job training through the semiconductor degree program, the outlook for engineers invested in semiconductor fabrication, and the imbalances between US and foreign workforces.

Both are quoted in Ip's article, "America’s Chip Renaissance Needs Workers," posted earlier today.