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Legit question - what is the current status of the construction of chip production factories in the US? I know about the existence of the initiative but I don'
by captain_coffee 9mo ago
Legit question - what is the current status of the construction of chip production factories in the US?
I know about the existence of the initiative but I don't know how it is progressing / what is actually going on on that front.
- jobs_throwaway 9mo agoTMSC's Arizona fab is up and running producing 4nm chips There's ~a dozen in the works or under construction TMSC plans to have 2-3nm fabs operational in the next 2-3 years So we're 2-3 years behind the standard (currently 2nm), and further behind on the bleeding edge sub-2nm fabs
- techgnosis 9mo agoDon't forget Intel. They are producing chips on 18A right now, with 14A up next.
- alt227 9mo ago> TMSC's Arizona fab is up and running producing 4nm chips Are the majority of the staff still shipped in from Asia?
- jpk2f2 9mo agoNo. It was originally 50%, unclear what the current numbers are (it was supposed to decrease over time as they train local replacements).
- FuriouslyAdrift 9mo agoTSMC is already producing at their first one in Arizona (N4 process), second one comes online for N3 in 2028, and third one (N2) broke ground in April 2025 (online date 2029-30) https://www.tsmc.com/static/abouttsmcaz/index.htm https://www.tsmc.com/static/abouttsmcaz/index.htm
- tim-tday 9mo agoThe projects seem to go well and then union bosses threaten to shut the whole thing down. Then the essential skilled personnel can’t come train people because the visa process was created by and is operated by the equivalent of four year olds with learning disabilities. Sometimes companies say fuck it we’re doing it anyway and then ice raids their facility and shuts it down. I’d post the news articles about th above, but your googling thumbs work as well as mine.