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> Same thing goes for chips, where only Taiwan and the US can manufacture current gen nodes. This view is rampant throughout this thread and I keep wondering w
by chrisjc 6y ago
> Same thing goes for chips, where only Taiwan and the US can manufacture current gen nodes.
This view is rampant throughout this thread and I keep wondering why South Korea is omitted. I thought SK semiconductor tech was comparable the US and Taiwan?
- mardifoufs 6y agoSorry, yes south korea has an amazing industry. Japan too even if it's not the leader it used to be. but even then, last gen chip design is overwhelmingly coming from the US. Apple, AMD, Qualcomm and Intel have the most performant designs by far, so the moat is still definitely present. Taiwan and SK are arguably better in manufacturing the chips right now though I agree.
- chrisjc 6y agoI remember that Fujitsu fabricated the SPARC processor, but what other semiconductors is Japan known for?
- andromeduck 6y agoPezy SC was kicking around top500 for a while, Sony domminates imaging sensors, likewise for sending niche medical and electrical stuff.
- fomine3 6y agoKioxia (formerly Toshiba Memory) is large semiconductor for NAND chips, its fabs are in Japan.
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- verall 6y agoSamsung's transistors are only slightly behind TSMC, SS8nm probably trades blows with intel 10nm and solidly beats 14+++. And their DRAM and NAND flash is the probably the best, so it is at least comparable. But beyond SK I cannot think of any other countries with competitive fabs. Also only a tangent but I really believe that deal where TSMC is going to put a N7 fab in the USA is either going to get restructured into something way smaller or never ever going to happen.
- andromeduck 6y agoSony dominates imaging sensors.