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piltdownman • last Friday at 3:02 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

Semiconductor design capacity is a massive issue almost always overlooked in these conversations. Spot on.


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hn_submit • last Friday at 4:15 PM

There's certainly semiconductor design capacity in Europe, but it's mostly geared towards low-end semiconductors, like the ones used in automotive and industrial. NXP and ST are designing ICs in Europe but relatively commodity stuff like low-end MCUs and motor controllers.