> Why we can't build chip factories in the west ? We have tons of them. TSMC is just extremely prominent right now because Intel stumbled on their 10nm upgrad

> Why we can't build chip factories in the west ? We have tons of them. TSMC is just extremely prominent right now because Intel stumbled on their 10nm upgrade and is stuck a generation behind. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_manufacturing_sites https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_manufacturing_si... Intel foundries are also less prominent because they don't sell capacity to others... AMD, Apple, Samsung, etc., would never have their processors created at an Intel fab. TSMC is neutral. GlobalFoundries (formerly AMD) balked at the expense of getting 7nm fabrication going only to have to compete (on price) with TSMC and decided to stay at 12 nm (and larger) for a couple years. But sooner or later they will have to move forward, and perhaps find themselves ahead of TSMC for a while.