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Isn’t Arizona also getting a bunch of TSMC fabs? Those use a gargantuan amount of water as well.
by olliej 4y ago
Isn’t Arizona also getting a bunch of TSMC fabs? Those use a gargantuan amount of water as well.
- Turing_Machine 4y agoChip fabs do use a lot of water, but not by comparison with agriculture. Arizona uses about 5 million acre-feet (gah!) of water for agricultural purposes per year. https://www.arizonawaterfacts.com/water-your-facts https://www.arizonawaterfacts.com/water-your-facts One TSMC fab uses around 4 billion gallons per year. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/18/semiconductor-silicon-chips-carbon-footprint-climate https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/18/semicond... Converting everything to liters (and hoping I didn't mess it up... "acre-feet", for the love of God) shows that agriculture uses around 400 times as much water as a fab.