There are. Three in the Northeast I've personally been in. Two of the three are almost 100% automated- it only takes 20-30 people to oversee a 500k sq. ft. factory floor, and they're all six-figure salary types.
But... none of them are cutting edge 14/12/10nm process. I think GlobalFoundries got 16nm online right before the coof and had layoffs. So they're not producing latest-gen processors; they're geared more toward microcontrollers, memory, and comm chips.
There are NOT high volume chip foundries in the US because YOU would not tolerate the working conditions. See the Foxconn flap in Wisconsin.
There are. Three in the Northeast I've personally been in. Two of the three are almost 100% automated- it only takes 20-30 people to oversee a 500k sq. ft. factory floor, and they're all six-figure salary types.
But... none of them are cutting edge 14/12/10nm process. I think GlobalFoundries got 16nm online right before the coof and had layoffs. So they're not producing latest-gen processors; they're geared more toward microcontrollers, memory, and comm chips.
.. at Chinese payrates.