With semiconductor manufacturing being overseas (where lower wages are) for much of the past decades, how will Intel/TSMC opening up locations in the US affect prices? I imagine this just means everything will just get more expensive.
semiconductor manufacturing is highly skilled - ie the folks over seas were already well paid. It was a lot more about approvals, permissions, etc, than wages with this manufacturing area. It shouldn't have a huge impact.
Although, in the US semiconductor companies have to compete for technical people against companies doing the apparently really economically productive stuff—coming up with ad algorithms and playing Wallstreet shell games.
