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> an M1 Pro die, which is manufactured _solely_ by robots, and can't even use human labor I was not aware that there were no employees in modern chip fabs. Th

by Teever 5y ago

> an M1 Pro die, which is manufactured _solely_ by robots, and can't even use human labor I was not aware that there were no employees in modern chip fabs. They must require some sort of maintenance cycle, how often do humans come to modern chip fabs?

m0zg 5y ago
"Maintenance" won't add $100 per die like GP is suggesting. There are hundreds of dies per wafer, and thousands of wafers within maintenance interval. We're talking a very small incremental cost. And it too could be reduced to account for more expensive labor. I'd like to pose a better question: why do you voluntarily carry water for Apple? If you are in the US (or in one of its allied countries), on-shoring advanced semiconductors, and other types of advanced manufacturing is 100% beneficial to you no matter from which perspective you consider it.