You must tell! :-)
Not political is about all I can say without loosing my job.
If I was an optimistic person I would guess that some advancement has been made that would render the proposed chips obsolete. If I was a pessimist, well, pessimism always has plenty of options....
I can tell. The market for kewl electronic gadgets is going down the crapper. I work for a large competitor, also in Chandler AZ. We hauled anchor and have been steering to the non-consumer electronics market for years. (No, I’m not telling who I work for.)
The cost of the lowest Labor Participation Rate since Carter is taking its toll. People can’t buy s***.