Only 3% of US engineering students go into chips as AI lures the rest
ns123abc · x · 2026-09-19
The US semiconductor industry is facing a massive worker shortage: only about 3% of engineering students go into chips, with the rest choosing AI instead, per the post citing industry sources.
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