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My understanding is that fab equipments are so expensive that cheap labor doesn't matter. Note that most of Samsung's fab capacity is in South Korea and it has

My understanding is that fab equipments are so expensive that cheap labor doesn't matter. Note that most of Samsung's fab capacity is in South Korea and it has no plan whatsoever to offshore that. Ditto for TSMC.

csours 6y ago
Most of Samsung's fabs may be in SK, but some of it is just down the street from me in Austin.
- guessbest 6y ago
  I'm near Austin. Where are they?
  - csours 6y ago
    Between Pflugerville and Manor. The address is publicly available with a quick search.
    - guessbest 6y ago
      12100 Samsung Blvd, Austin, TX 78754 ?
MangoCoffee 6y ago
modern fab is pretty automated. its doesn't required as much labors as other industries. Samsung fab was shutdown during Texas winter storm. https://www.statesman.com/story/business/2021/03/30/samsung-austin-fabrication-plant-online-after-texas-freeze-shutdown-losses/7060018002/ https://www.statesman.com/story/business/2021/03/30/samsung-...