[justaman]

It seems like the USA's goal to bring chip manufacturing back into the country only targeted cutting-edge chips. Refocusing on building "old-gen" chips is quicker and more affordable. Drones don't need the latest tech. Most consumer goods don't. I believe Germany did this to some success.

[scld]

Luckily we have a lot of fabs in the USA for microcontrollers and the like that drive these smaller robotics.

[NitpickLawyer]

Isn't TI still doing all of their chip manufacturing in the US?