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About the last line, I am surprised it is mentioned. One would think that TSMC might have known about this small issue, before deciding to build a plant in the
by radiator 5y ago
About the last line, I am surprised it is mentioned.
One would think that TSMC might have known about this small issue, before deciding to build a plant in the USA.
- j_walter 5y agoThis is not their first plant in the US, and working >8 hour days is the norm for most engineers there.
- radiator 5y agoYes, I see now in your and others' comments that I had some false impressions about working conditions in american factories.
- j_walter 5y agoThe working requirements in 24/7 manufacturing facilities is different than most 8-5 jobs. When you have $30B invested into a facility you have to maximize output and that means keeping all of the equipment up and running.
- otherotherchris 5y agoDowntime in one of these EUV fabs is going to cost in excess of ~$1m worth of product per hour. So yeah, you keep it staffed full of very talented maintenance technicians 24/7.
- rbanffy 5y ago> Downtime in one of these EUV fabs is going to cost in excess of ~$1m worth of product per hour. Looks like there is a lot of budget flexibility to properly pay their staff then.