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Registered for it. it's sponsored by intel, interestingly.

• mandevil 3y ago
  It's about 230 miles from West Lafayette Ind to Columbus Oh where Intel is building their new 20B fab. I suspect that this is part of an effort to create more semi-conductor engineers to work at that plant.
  • metaphor 3y ago
    > I suspect that this is part of an effort to create more semi-conductor engineers to work at that plant. Not just at Intel's Ohio fab, but across the nation as part of a much broader onshoring movement[1]. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31756704 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31756704
  • dexwiz 3y ago
    Purdue is an engineering school and has an existing electrical engineering and nanotechnology departments. Indiana has a stronger biotech presence but they could support chip fabs. But like the rest of the rust belt/midwest, manufacturing has been hollowed out since the 80s.