This is how it looks like now: https://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/TSMC-Semiconductor.jpg https://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2018

This is how it looks like now: https://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/TSMC-Semiconductor.jpg https://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/TSMC-... Machines feed each other via conveyor belts, everything automated, tight control loops check/move things around. Notice the difference in human presence.