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A professor holds a silicon wafer as students from Rio Salado College participate in a chip making lab at the Arizona State University NanoFab, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, in Tempe, Ariz.
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The program aims to address a looming labor shortage in the semiconductor industry. Experts warn that the U.S. could face a shortage of 157,000 engineers and technicians by 2030.
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