Sematech would have succeeded if the U.S. government had any interest at all in protecting its domestic manufacturing, or if Japan had better labor protections.

Sematech would have succeeded if the U.S. government had any interest at all in protecting its domestic manufacturing, or if Japan had better labor protections. Now everything is offshored and I can't fly my drone on military bases because all computer chips come from China. Pretty bad move in hindsight.