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Why bring DEI into this? Is there any factual information that DEI is the reason why the build out failed to meet expectations? Or is it more likely that TSMC

Why bring DEI into this? Is there any factual information that DEI is the reason why the build out failed to meet expectations? Or is it more likely that TSMC is building a highly specialized factory and is used to working with Taiwanese contractors who already have the skills, equipment, and training? Even more likely that their estimates and schedules are all built around prior experience in Taiwan and thus those estimates and planning all failed to account for the scale of challenges in dealing with an entirely different labor market. I see no reason why DEI is even brought into this discussion.

raymond_goo 3y ago
Commentators have noted that CHIPS and Science Act money has been sluggish. What they haven’t noticed is that it’s because the CHIPS Act is so loaded with DEI pork that it can’t move. The law contains 19 sections aimed at helping minority groups, including one creating a Chief Diversity Officer at the National Science Foundation, and several prioritizing scientific cooperation with what it calls “minority-serving institutions.” A section called “Opportunity and Inclusion” instructs the Department of Commerce to work with minority-owned businesses and make sure chipmakers “increase the participation of economically disadvantaged individuals in the semiconductor workforce.” The department interprets that as license to diversify. Its factsheet asserts that diversity is “critical to strengthening the U.S. semiconductor ecosystem,” adding, “Critically, this must include significant investments to create opportunities for Americans from historically underserved communities.”