Summary

Make Hardware Great Again examines systemic reasons the U.S. has fallen behind in 5G and hardware leadership and asks whether similar dynamics could affect AI. The author outlines technical, economic, and policy factors engineers and technical leaders can act on to strengthen hardware-software innovation.

Key Takeaways

• Assess the technical and supply-chain bottlenecks that hinder national leadership in Wireless/RF and large-scale hardware deployments.
• Advocate for stronger hardware-software co-design and investment in edge computing and IoT device capabilities.
• Invest in standards, manufacturing resilience, and workforce skills that directly impact firmware development and productization.
• Design products with long-term maintainability and regulatory awareness to reduce downstream barriers to adoption.

Who Should Read This

Mid-career embedded engineers, firmware developers, and technical managers who want strategic insight into how engineering choices, policy, and industry structure affect Wireless/RF, IoT, and hardware competitiveness.

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