Taiwan rejects possibility of transferring 40% of the island’s semiconductor capacity to U.S. — production on Taiwan expected to increase in lockstep with incre

Taiwan rejects possibility of transferring 40% of the island's semiconductor capacity to U.S. — production on Taiwan expected to increase in lockstep with incre

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Pierce2623 If the local government continues to constantly meddle in TSMC, they’ll eventually lose that quadratic curve in revenue and possibly even lose node leadership, though that part is less likely. I mean Intel had to use TSMC N3 for their iGPU because it was more efficient than 18a and now N2 is in production. Reply

Sangheili112 They don't need to move, realistically we just need more fab plants world wide Reply

bigdragon The comments are a response to the recent statements by U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who said that concentrating a large portion of global semiconductor production close to China represented a strategic vulnerability. I recall people saying the same thing decades ago. However, the lesson that "the cheapest option isn't always the best option" has yet to be learned. Reply

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