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How is Chipageddon affecting you?
Kjelt:
--- Quote from: MT on December 09, 2022, 04:49:14 am ---My dad said America is trying to steal TSMC!
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Did not watch the video but know about the new giga factories they are planning.
IMO this is not stealing, this is common business sense.
You will not build a house on a vulcano that might erupt any day from now.
You build it were it is safe.
Same here, Taiwan and China are in conflict which might escalate. Europe, US and others depend for their products on the chips from TMSC.
So why not help them build factories where it is relative safe ?
But the US has been importing scientific knowledge for decades. I had hoped they would have stepped up their own education more so there would be more local uni graduates but somehow it is a question of numbers.
When there are 100000 university graduates in India to pick from........
Anyway, I think this is good for the western world at least that the suplly of electronic components will be spread across the globe instead of focussed in one region that has chance of conflict.
paulca:
It could effect pricing though. Then again I'm not sure the US has any more/better employment rights to the far east.
If 50% production is happening in The far east and 50% in the US, they won't be able to produce them all at the same root cost. So will they charge differently? Ship products from the US to western countries only? Or... average out the price of production and while the price should come down as supply doubles, it might not come down that much.
MT:
--- Quote from: Kjelt on December 09, 2022, 09:01:19 am ---
--- Quote from: MT on December 09, 2022, 04:49:14 am ---My dad said America is trying to steal TSMC!
--- End quote ---
Did not watch the video but know about the new giga factories they are planning.
IMO this is not stealing, this is common business sense.
You will not build a house on a vulcano that might erupt any day from now.
You build it were it is safe.
Same here, Taiwan and China are in conflict which might escalate. Europe, US and others depend for their products on the chips from TMSC.
So why not help them build factories where it is relative safe ?
But the US has been importing scientific knowledge for decades. I had hoped they would have stepped up their own education more so there would be more local uni graduates but somehow it is a question of numbers.
When there are 100000 university graduates in India to pick from........
Anyway, I think this is good for the western world at least that the suplly of electronic components will be spread across the globe instead of focussed in one region that has chance of conflict.
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Perhaps you should watch the vid first as people actually do build houses on volcanos (e.g Cumbre Vieja ,19sept 2021) that erupts and its not the first time folks do that stuff.
TimFox:
As a child in Sunday School, we sang a song:
"The foolish man built his house upon the sand...
"The wise man built his house upon the rock...
"etc."
It was a good song for children, who could do their own sound effects.
SilverSolder:
--- Quote from: TimFox on December 09, 2022, 03:05:15 pm ---As a child in Sunday School, we sang a song:
"The foolish man built his house upon the sand...
"The wise man built his house upon the rock...
"etc."
It was a good song for children, who could do their own sound effects.
--- End quote ---
It should be required for politicians to learn that song before being accepted for any position! :D
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