Caveat the size of Kansas.......
We helped train the Indians and the Chinese in our own universities with lots of direct assistance from our own U.S. government in grants and slots for advanced degrees.
I know because I competed with them when I got mine in Computer Science / EE.
I know for sure their technical expertise is on par and their population of trained engineers far exceeds ours.
I sell software used to design / verify / fabricate advanced integrated circuits and they are my biggest customers.
Good to hear that. I'm an IC designer too. Mainly RF stuff. Are you involved with Cadence ?