Commentary
Intel, the American technology company that’s “Intel inside” so many American computers, is “planning” to build a new chip fab in Ohio. It would be great news for the state—and for America—if we could believe that it will really happen.
As President Joe Biden said, we need to bring strategic industries, including semiconductors, back home. They’re needed for jobs, economic growth, resilient supply chains, and supercomputers. They power everything from new missile design to advances in artificial intelligence.
Therefore, America’s future, and that of democracy globally, could depend on the success of the only American chip manufacturer that both designs and builds in America….