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It’s not as simple as just buying an ASML machine and make chips. Otherwise Intel would have already done that. For the cutting edge stuff TSMC is a monopoly.
by mlsu 1y ago
It’s not as simple as just buying an ASML machine and make chips. Otherwise Intel would have already done that.
For the cutting edge stuff TSMC is a monopoly.
- throwup238 1y agoTSMC certainly brings a lot to the table but if they were completely knocked out, it would just deprive the world of the top end of fab capacity for a while. On the other hand almost every fab in the world depends on ASML for parts and maintenance, even the old fabs on legacy nodes.
- JetSpiegel 1y agoBut most of those other fabs are in China! How does that help the US?