Only 3% of US engineering students go into chips — the rest pick AI
ns123abc · x · 2026-09-19
A widely shared observation: the US semiconductor industry faces a massive worker shortage, with only about 3% of engineering students entering chips while the rest flock to AI, highlighting a talent siphon between the two fields.
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