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The more they sell, the less likely China & others are going to make a real alternative.
by lithiumii 2y ago
The more they sell, the less likely China & others are going to make a real alternative.
- spartanatreyu 2y agoThey will still make a real alternative, it's in their own national security interests to do so.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> They will still make a real alternative, it's in their own national security interests to do so There is also a massive difference between making them uneconomically and making them economically at scale.
- Uvix 2y agoIf national security interests drove development, the US would have local manufacturing of current-process-node chips instead of being dependent on TSMC.
- gmueckl 2y agoIf 5nm semiconductors were essential for some military core capabilities, they'd start building the whole production chain domestically in a hurry at eyewatering cost and probably finish it over budget and 15 years late.
- mrmetanoia 2y agoThis is not my impression of how things generally go with China.
- libertine 2y agoThese could be used for military purposes, wouldn't the best use case be let them try to make a real alternative instead of providing them the tools?