Building a Swiss FabLab: the future of Switzerland’s semiconductor strategy
About this episode
This episode discusses the proposal for a Swiss FabLab and its implications for the semiconductor industry in Switzerland.
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Swiss Connection science podcast, we're digging into the push to create a Swiss FabLab, a shared chip fabrication laboratory that brings public research and private industry together under the Swiss Chip Alliance. Our host Jo Fahy is joined by swissinfo.ch's business and tech specialist Matthew Allen to unpack what’s being proposed near Zurich, why it’s still at the conceptual phase, and what it could mean for Switzerland's semiconductor industry as glo...
People in this episode
Host: Jo Fahy
Guest: Matthew Allen
Topics covered
- semiconductor strategy
- chip fabrication
- public research
- private industry
- Swiss FabLab
Keywords
- FabLab
- semiconductors
- chip fabrication
- Switzerland
- Swiss Chip Alliance
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Swiss Chip Alliance
Places: Zurich, Switzerland
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