Advanced Manufacturing & Semiconductors Archives

We Are Recruiting Gen Z With the One Pitch They Told Us They Don’t Want

by padilla.edgar1@gmail.com | Sep 15, 2026 | Advanced Manufacturing & Semiconductors

Quick question before the data. What share of Gen Z says it actually wants a fast-paced career with rapid promotions? Take a guess before you keep reading. 25 percent. One in four. That comes from Deloitte’s 2026 Gen Z and Millennial Survey, 22,595 respondents...

What Working in Phoenix, Syracuse, and Columbus Taught Me About the Austin Semiconductor Workforce Ecosystem

by padilla.edgar1@gmail.com | Aug 5, 2026 | Advanced Manufacturing & Semiconductors

I live near the Samsung site in Taylor, Texas. I’ve watched the cranes go up, the roads widen, and the conversations change at the coffee shop. So when I started benchmarking how other semiconductor regions are building their workforce ecosystems, it...

Austin’s Built the Training and On-Ramps. Now Comes the Harder Work: Moving the Needle on Awareness, Accessibility, and Action

by padilla.edgar1@gmail.com | Jun 22, 2026 | Advanced Manufacturing & Semiconductors

I live a few minutes from the Samsung site in Taylor. Over the last couple of years, I’ve watched cranes give way to cleanrooms, and this spring the first EUV lithography tools (the machines that etch features smaller than a virus) started testing inside that fab, on...