Is this really true, though? There are different types of job functions involved in designing and producing a new generation of a processor. Perhaps they have a

Is this really true, though? There are different types of job functions involved in designing and producing a new generation of a processor. Perhaps they have a tiered system wherein they will retain key talent by compensating it right? Second, if you are a PhD in this area (a hybrid of Computer Engineering and Computer Science, and I believe that a PhD in this area is the minimum qualification for this type of work) then you do not have a large pool of employers to choose from in the first place, so any employer that's competing for folks from this group will likely end up with a decent number of talented people anyway.