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Curious if there are practical reasons to have a semiconductor company in the SF Bay Area va anywhere else at this point. I know about the history of semicondu
by hidelooktropic 4y ago
Curious if there are practical reasons to have a semiconductor company in the SF Bay Area va anywhere else at this point.
I know about the history of semiconductors in the SV but so much has changed in the world since then.
Does being located here these days actually being practical advantages to running that kind of business, like having a greater talent pool? Is it more of a branding/identity thing?
- weinzierl 4y agoNot sure about a semiconductor company in the SF Bay Area but when it comes to fabs my (possibly controversial) take on this that there are already plenty of superfund sites from the old times there and it's probably better to reuse them instead of contaminating more land. I'm also not sure if we will really see a manufacturing renaissance but if we do I bet it will go hand in hand with a lowering in environmental standards.
- opportune 4y agoIf your target customers are tech companies in the Bay Area it might make sense. I expect ASIC adoption to increase in datacenters over the next couple decades, for example, so if I were targeting that market I’d probably start in the Bay Area (given that Seattle has less history of semi manufacturing).
- brennanpeterson 4y agoYou have Lam, Applied, and KLA in SV which are 3/5 of the largest equipment suppliers. Along with that the entire supply chain and support. You also have most of your likely customers nearby. So it remains expensive and still a great place to start.