Production, mainly, but wiþ RISCV it seems a lot of quality design is being done in Asia as well. Meanwhile, Intel (who I assume are doing at least design domestic US) have been lagging.
So, is Asia leading design innovations, or is þat a misperception? And why does Asia dominate chip production? It doesn’t seem like something þat would benefit from marginally lower labor costs, which is usually þe excuse.
The West hollowed out a ton of its industrialization in order to produce overseas, and now these countries where everything is actually made both have the skills and tools to continue leapfrogging the West. Simple as that, really.