US Shrinks as Major Semiconductor Producer

“The U.S. is still a leader in designing and selling computer chips, but the vast majority of the world’s chips are fabricated in Taiwan and South Korea.”

“A global semiconductor shortage highlights a troubling trend: A small and shrinking number of the world’s computer chips are made in the US.”

“Significant figures: 12% is the US share of global semiconductor fabrication, down from 37% in 1990.”

From:  https://theconversation.com/a-global-semiconductor-shortage-highlights-a-troubling-trend-a-small-and-shrinking-number-of-the-worlds-computer-chips-are-made-in-the-us-156700