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Fair enough. I’m also being unfair, Mercedes, BMW, Rolls Royce, et al are also engineering powerhouses. I guess it’s really software, hardware, and technology s
by fnordpiglet 4y ago
Fair enough. I’m also being unfair, Mercedes, BMW, Rolls Royce, et al are also engineering powerhouses. I guess it’s really software, hardware, and technology services that seem to lag. SAP is the only significant European software company that comes to mind, and I can’t think of any Intel, Arm, nvidia, AMD, etc.
- fxtentacle 4y agoIsn't ARM mostly in the UK, which used to be EU? Also, there's a lot of AMD R&D and production around Dresden, Germany. Right next to Infineon.
- alephnerd 4y agoArm's headcount is evenly split between the UK, US (lots of R&D done in the Austin offices), and India. Same with AMD - most of their R&D is still done in the Bay Area and Texas, and based on LinkedIn their Germany employees make up 1% of total headcount. Most R&D in the chips world is simply done in the US, Japan, SK, and Taiwan, with significant regional presences in Israel, China, India, Malaysia, and Singapore.
- alephnerd 4y agoSAP had the benefit of German companies expanding into the US following the example made of Japan after the Plaza Accord.