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Originally Posted by Cohibaman
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Thanks. Am a retired semiconductor process engineer and had not read this.
During my career I was approached twice by engineers from China wanting help in purchasing technology to transfer to mainland China. In the first instance they purchased about 90% of a silicon wafer manufacturing plant that was being closed due to old technology. We bought a couple of their newest automated pieces of process equipment. The Chinese engineer bidding against us told me at the end of the auction that they 'allowed' us to win the bidding as they hoped we could possibly help them in the future. That was in 1997.
In the other instance a couple of years later a Chinese government engineer approached me about our possible interest in opening a joint-venture in China using our technology. Of course, like all such "deals", they would own 51%, or more, and would have access to all our technology.
Unfortunately, the current administration's efforts have done very little but raise costs for consumers and cause maximum pain for farmers. Hopefully, the new administration will do something more serious on this front. I won't hold my breathe. But, I will continue to purchase Danner footwear and other made in North America or Europe products whenever possible.
There is a portion of the original ENIAC on display at the Moore School building at UPenn (my undergrad alma mater) where it was originally built and operated, with a larger section at the Smithsonian.