Wow.
For those old (or well-read enough in history) enough to have a sense of just how dominant Germany once was, world-wide, in science, technology, chemistry, optics, etc. etc....this news feels kinda like a tombstone of German identity.
For those old (or well-read enough in history) enough to have a sense of just how dominant Germany once was, world-wide, in science, technology, chemistry, optics, etc. etc....this news feels kinda like a tombstone of German identity.
They're still have world leaders in power semiconductors with Bosch and Infineon.
This isn't the only fab in Germany btw. Global Foundries has a fab in Dresden doing advanced low-power FDSOI ICs.
You can't expect a single country to lead a majority of technical fields forever. That's unrealistic. I'd say Germany is doing completely fine.