| Send us Fan Mail (https://www.buzzsprout.com/910414/fan_mail/new) 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 global investment surges. You can read more about the Swiss semiconductor industry here (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-ai/chip-making-factory-aims-to-boost-swiss-semiconductor-industry/89653363) . Journalist: Matthew Allen (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/author/matthew-allen/) Host: Jo Fahy (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/author/jo-fahy/) Audio editor: Michele Andina (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/author/michele-andina/) Distribution and Marketing: Xin Zhang (https://www.linkedin.com/in/xin-zhang-70327481/) SWI swissinfo.ch (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/) is a public service media company based in Bern, Switzerland. |
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