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There are parts manufactured around the world (including the US), and the lithography machines are NOT the only step with only one vendor. US/EU economies are

by jopsen 2y ago

There are parts manufactured around the world (including the US), and the lithography machines are NOT the only step with only one vendor. US/EU economies are too intertwined to be decoupled. Just distancing the US economy from China is hard.

Cthulhu_ 2y ago
Sure, but the US wants to put a minimum 25% tax on imports from Europe, that'll affect these machines as well.
- jopsen 2y ago
  Doubly so if parts imported from the US are also subject to EU tariffs. But I'm not sure how much this will affect the costs of fabs?