ASU has five times the number of engineering students it had 15 years, a jump that to a significant degree has been spurred by the semiconductor industry boom. That growth is reflected locally by the growth of the Taiwan Semiconductor’s Manufacturing Company, a global leader in the industry that along with other companies has invested billions of dollars to establish new operations in the U.S., including in Arizona. The company’s expansive hub in Phoenix is under construction across more than a thousand acres. Such projects, however, are highlighting the challenges of undertaking such exceedingly pricey and large-scale microchip factory projects. Still, advances being made by the semiconductor industry and the robust expansion plans are portending growing career opportunities for engineering students in Arizona and elsewhere. The article was also published in the Seattle Times.