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the water talking point is never going to die. Taiwan doesn't have enough water for all its industry and semis industry taking up the most water yet Taiwan mana
by MangoCoffee 5y ago
the water talking point is never going to die. Taiwan doesn't have enough water for all its industry and semis industry taking up the most water yet Taiwan managed and TSMC keep building new fab in Taiwan.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/06/why-do-chip-makers-keep-building-foundries-in-the-arizona-desert/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/06/why-do-chip-makers-k...
"Counterintuitively, the famously thirsty industry can even improve the local water supply due to a focus on reclamation and purification—Intel has funded 15 water restoration projects in the Grand Canyon State with a goal of restoring 937 million gallons per year, and it expects to reach net positive water use once the projects are completed."
reclaim the water is the key