Welcome to the Tech Mem Right Home for Friday, January 21st, 2022. I'm Brian McCullough.

Today, the trend of re-onsuring silicon production domestically and Intel's turnaround plans collide in a way

that's very good for Ohio. Twitter will let you NFT up your profile picture.

Google's doing the AR headset thing too. That Apple education discount has gotten harder to get,

and of course the weekend long read suggestions. Here's what you miss today in the world of

tech. Intel has announced a commitment of 20 billion dollars to build at least two

semiconductor fabrication plants on a 1,000-acre site in Ohio by 2025 employing at least 3,000 people in the town of New Albany.

Quoting time.

The chipmaker says it will build at least two semiconductor fabrication plants or fabs on the 1,000 acre site where Intel will research, develop, and manufacture its most cutting-edge computer chips employing at least 3,000 people. Construction will begin this year

and the plant should be operational by 2025,

the company said.

Intel's announcement is the largest private sector

investment in Ohio history and a bright spot

in what has been a dismal few decades for manufacturing in Ohio and the Midwest.

Big employers like General Motors laid off thousands as factory jobs relocated to the U.S. south and overseas.

But as automation drives efficiency in factories,

creating technical rather than assembly line jobs,

Ohio is trying to mount a manufacturing comeback.

Our expectation is that this becomes the largest silicon manufacturing location on the planet.

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger told Time, the company has the option to eventually expand to 2,000 acres and up to 8 fabs.

We helped to establish the Silicon Valley, he said.

Now we're going to do the Silicon Heartland, end quote.

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