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Sounds like a great dream they have there. Why would anyone produce chips there? I don't see any reason to do that.
by outside1234 6y ago
Sounds like a great dream they have there. Why would anyone produce chips there? I don't see any reason to do that.
- krastanov 6y agoCould you make the same argument for anything: "Why would anyone manufacture chip lithography equipment in Europe?" Without knowing that most of that equipment is made there, I would have asked this question. This is about mostly automated foundries and already expensive high skill low number labor.
- rsynnott 6y agoThe largest manufacturer of semiconductor manufacturer equipment is Dutch, so it doesn’t seem that outlandish. More generally, the current market is unhealthy. There are only two companies fabbing high end chips (not counting Intel, who generally only fab their own stuff), and even then only if you’re generous to Samsung. In the long run, that’s not good for anyone, and it’s an obvious analogy to Airbus.
- dang 6y ago"Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html