Guadalajara is emerging as a hub for the semiconductor industry in Mexico, where 80% of the national sector is based. The focus is on human talent, which is essential for scaling the industry. There is a need for collaboration between the private and public sectors to enhance educational programs, create incentives, and attract investment. Companies like Circufy are actively recruiting engineering graduates and providing specialized training. Despite trade uncertainties with the U.S., Mexico maintains optimism about its semiconductor initiatives and aims to increase the supply of skilled workers.
In Guadalajara, the Mexican Silicon Valley, the most sought-after raw material isn't silicon: it's human talent. Mexico is betting on its proximity to the United States and its manufacturing tradition to become a key link in the integrated circuit value chain, currently dominated by Asia.
Mexico has all the necessary conditions when it comes to the quality of talent required for a highly competitive industry. What we are missing and we are working on this is the quantity of that talent.
Circufy has started to recruit engineers directly from universities, offering them last mile training at its facilities. Some of them work with technologies that probably only exist in the hundreds, worldwide.
Despite concerns over the Trump administration's criticism of the CHIPS Act, Mexico has faith that its semiconductors master plan will be shielded from the vagaries of its primary trading partner.
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