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US chip manufacturing labor shortage 2026
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FIRST ENTRY SEP 17
SEP 17 · Day 1
Labor crisis in US chip manufacturing hits Samsung and TSMC
Samsung and SK Hynix are bringing workers from South Korea temporarily to start their new U.S. fabs.
U.S. chip jobs typically pay between $127,000 and $187,000, with senior positions exceeding $238,000, according to the SEMI Foundation.
Samsung's two new fabs in Texas are part of a $35 billion buildout and are expected to create about 3,500 jobs.
SEP 16
Intel and SK Hynix reported in talks on US memory chip manufacturing
The talks between Intel and SK Hynix are exploratory and no decisions have been made.
SK Hynix CEO Kwak Noh-Jung said the $4 billion Indiana factory will make the state a key HBM production base in America by 2030.
SK Hynix broke ground on its first U.S. facility in Indiana last month.