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Do chip plants employ many engineers? Seems like they would mainly need IT and facilities staff.
by NationalPark 5y ago
Do chip plants employ many engineers? Seems like they would mainly need IT and facilities staff.
- AnimalMuppet 5y agoThey keep the process parameters within the optimal zone. That is considerably more complicated than it sounds. They also work on incremental improvements.
- quocanh 5y agoFrom what I understand, a chip plant's workers have PhDs because when problems arise on the line, they require a lot of knowledge to fix.
- smaddox 5y agoThe R&D fab(s) definitely have a high number of PhDs. I don't know about the production fabs. PhDs will definitely visit when starting up a new fab or process or when issues need to be addressed.
- s1artibartfast 5y agoIf it is anything like BioTech, they will. I was shocked when I joined a large firm and realized that the person spending most of their day breaking down boxes and checking log books has a masters from Berkeley. Most of the techs running equipment have masters/Phds. As I have come to realize, when a mistake or delay costs $XX million, it often makes sense to hire with high educational background. I have also come to realize that your bog standard MS or Phd isn't as talented as you might think.
- tyrfing 5y agoRelative to economic output, not really. In absolute terms, yes, because the plants are massive and "facilities staff" misses a lot when you're talking about machines worth 150 million a piece, clean rooms, and billions in depreciation per year.