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What's the end goal here? To onshore only chip production to the US? Or are we talking about onshoring entire electronics supply chains? How about all the othe
by c_o_n_v_e_x 3y ago
What's the end goal here? To onshore only chip production to the US? Or are we talking about onshoring entire electronics supply chains?
How about all the other stuff that's required besides the dies themselves... chip substrates? packaging? Passive components? Onshore PCB manufacturers (that are actually affordable)?
We build 10 to 12 layer boards with BGA x86 CPUs. There's a MASSIVE premium on trying to have complex PCBs made in the US. The last time I looked I found a lot of PCB mfgs in Mexico, but they're seemingly owned by the Chinese.
- mikewarot 3y agoI have similar concerns. If you can't source all the discrete components, PCBs, solder, masks, connectors, general hardware (nuts bolts, screws, etc), you're still dependent on a world wide supply chain. For both Digikey and Mouser, there's no way to even see or filter for Country of origin.