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TECHTOPIA
UCSB Nanofab: Talking
Tech & Manufacturing
on the South Coast
DID YOU KNOW that Goleta
and the Central Coast makes some
of the most high-tech semiconductor
microchips in the world? Called
" Infrared Valley " within the industry,
our lesser-known high-tech manufacturing
region is home to some of
the most cutting-edge companies,
developing products unmatched by
any competitor.
Over 30 local companies currently
represent high-tech manufacturing,
such
as microchip/semiconductor
cleanroom and other hardware
fabrication, with a high-tech
heritage spanning as
far back
as the 50s. For example, the now
world-famous James Webb Space
Telescope contains Infrared sensors
produced by Goleta's own
Raytheon Vision Systems; Google's
quantum computing chip was built
in Santa Barbara/Goleta, and the
only two iPhone/smartphone infrared
cameras are produced in Goleta
-to name a few. These local companies
exemplify the United States'
strength in innovation and invention,
for physical hardware.
I've experienced just how small the
local talent pool is. At times it felt like
all the local high-tech firms were
headhunting the same 20 people!
So, about 10 years ago, I started to
build a local manufacturing community
to alleviate this acute problem,
teaming up with the Photonics
Society at UC Santa Barbara. I realized
that our strong family-oriented
local population has almost no
access to these excellent high-tech
manufacturing jobs;
local companies
often find the risk too high to
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hire someone with no prior experience.
In other regions like Silicon
Valley and the Northeast, it is entirely
possible for bright, mechanically
inclined individuals to get into hightech
microchip manufacturing with
minimal education, such as a highschool
diploma and a community
college certificate. Any employee in
a hands-on profession such as auto
repair or construction with a high
school degree could become an
excellent manufacturing technician
if they were so inclined. A 4-year
engineering degree is not required!
But how can an interested individual
in our area demonstrate to a company
that they're capable?
Local employers need some indicator
to lower their risk when they
make a hire for these hands-on positions
because the equipment and
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