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Can America make chips? Honest question.
by bamboozled 2y ago
Can America make chips? Honest question.
- throawayonthe 2y ago[dead]
- mgiampapa 2y agoIntel still has fabs in the US, TSMC is building more fabs in the US. TI also makes chips in the us. The capability is there, but it's also interlinked with a global supply chain for silicon and other things. So can the west make chips without TSMC? Yes. Very much so. Can the US make chips on their own, in a more limited way.
- lupusreal 2y agoIs that really an honest question? Because it looks like a setup for some trollish "hurr Intel doesn't count because they're stinky" nonsense. Yes, America makes chips. Always has and never stopped. Even of you don't like Intel, America's chip production is obviously sufficient for national security intents and purposes.
- ta988 2y agoIntel is struggling, TSMC found it extremely difficult to set operations there, that doesn't smell good. For >20nm chips sure, for bleeding edge that's yet to see.
- acchow 2y ago20nm? TSMC’s N4 plant in Arizona is set to be fully operational this year. There was a delay, and then their schedule was accelerated. https://www.emsnow.com/tsmcs-us-fab-reportedly-eyeing-for-early-mass-production/ https://www.emsnow.com/tsmcs-us-fab-reportedly-eyeing-for-ea... N3 is still a few years out (seems to be 2028)
- ta988 2y agoOh great so it finally moved. Glad to hear that.
- chasil 2y agoYes, in many places. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_semiconductor_fabrication_plants https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_semiconductor_fabric...