TSMC indeed has a dirty secret and I thought it was a clever wordplay on the fact that fresh water consumption is a very large issue for chip manufacturers. onc

TSMC indeed has a dirty secret and I thought it was a clever wordplay on the fact that fresh water consumption is a very large issue for chip manufacturers. once water is polluted with chemicals their reuse value is significantly damaged. Yet the article barely talks about freshwater. Someone reading that might not realise that when fresh water runs out, your only option is reverse osmosis. which still consumes more power than most businesses and people can afford. and how is power consumption of large factories a secret?