Asia has been the primary axis for semiconductors since the mid-1990s when Silicon Valley ceased to be about any silicon. That's when the entire industrial ebb

Asia has been the primary axis for semiconductors since the mid-1990s when Silicon Valley ceased to be about any silicon. That's when the entire industrial ebbed out of the USA. Were you not paying attention as all the jobs were lost?? Did you not notice the changes? It used to be that 90% of all semiconductor companies were based in Silicon Valley, hence the same. Driving around the Valley was a near-religious experience as you saw EVERY company name you ever heard of and there was their building. That no longer exists. And even social media companies are remotely as plentiful today. There's no comparison. The only hope now is: * TSMC is building a fab in Phoenix * Samsung is building a fab in one of three areas: Phoenix, Austin or Malta - they haven't decided yet * GF is building another fab in Malta NONE of this will EVER be in California ever again let alone Silicon Valley, however. It's no longer economically viable there.