An EPROM microchip die showing the detail of the integrated circuit itself and the silver wires which connect the die to legs of the chip. The image covers an area of approximately 5×4 mm. Photo: Zephyris via Wikicommons. CTech – Who needs a small semiconductor factory in Israel that tries to compete with the cluster of giant factories in the East — and one based in Migdal Haemek of all places? That was the mood 20 years ago, when the Israel Corporation decided to set up Tower Semiconductor (TSEM)’s plant, with an investment of more than $1 billion, a sum...