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Yep, and it's wonderful that we have important fabs that haven't moved production out of the US. However, other parts of the chip supply chain have been moved o
by nexthash 6y ago
Yep, and it's wonderful that we have important fabs that haven't moved production out of the US. However, other parts of the chip supply chain have been moved out of the US, such as iPhone chip manufacturing and stuff related to data centers & servers. While this can help lower prices, it also increases the risk of the US losing control of IP and having its technology compromised.
Remember when in 2018 SuperMicro servers sold to Apple were compromised by a small chip inserted by a Chinese sub-manufacturer? [1] Or how iPhone designs sometimes get leaked by employees of Foxconn in Taiwan? [2] We've got fabs in the US, but I believe domestic chip manufacture should become central policy to prevent incidents like this.
[1] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-10-04/the-big-hack-how-china-used-a-tiny-chip-to-infiltrate-america-s-top-companies https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-10-04/the-big-h...
[2] https://bgr.com/2019/08/14/iphone-11-release-date-soon-foxconn-leak-specs/ https://bgr.com/2019/08/14/iphone-11-release-date-soon-foxco...
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- dchest 6y ago[1] is generally considered an incorrect story. It was denied by every party involved, presented no evidence, and not confirmed by anybody else. It is possible in theory, but this particular story is considered a BS.
- realmod 6y agoAnd two years later there has been zero development on this bombshell story which makes the story look even worse.
- skazazes 6y agoDid anything ever come of that bloomberg article? Supermicro denied all allegations, but also began moving production out of China from what I can find online. Outside of a tech blog or two I haven't heard anything of it again
- the-dude 6y agoThe Bloomberg article was a dud.