Taiwan ≠ China.
This is not meant to be political, several places recognise Taiwan as a separate country, so do I.
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Tim Cook Confirms Apple Will Buy TSMC Chips Manufactured in Arizona
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This is not meant to be political, several places recognise Taiwan as a separate country, so do I.
This doesn't make a lot of sense to me, unless they're also building new ships for every journey. The ships have to go back, so they can easily (and cheaply) take empty containers with them.
Where can I read more about this?
Don't think Frito-Lay isn't looking at this closely, they will not sit idly by and let TSMC take over the chip market.
Curious what kind of government subsidies/tax breaks are involved here.
72% of an Elon Twitter. Much better use of money. Elon is a moronic teenager and Tim is the responsible dad. Hard to believe they're only 11 years apart.
Please feel free to give up your creature comforts, automobile, technology and move to a cave if it concerns you that much.
it's good to have manufacturing capacity spread out. remember when hard drive prices spiked due to i think flooding in thailand?
also 'chips' is a much broader category than just M2's and A15's. chips are in everything and not all need to be on the absolute smallest process.
also 'chips' is a much broader category than just M2's and A15's. chips are in everything and not all need to be on the absolute smallest process.
This has nothing to do with Elon or Twitter. And that business deal isn't the benchmark of everything on the planet.
Is Apple going to open a water company? What are the predicted effects of the ongoing drought?
Edit: Answered my own question
Edit: Answered my own question
You're going to need a really small stamp.
Agreed. In my business, we have multiple vendors and subcontractors for everything. Lately, with supply chain issues, it's been a godsend, one company is out, we go to the next. One subcontractor is at capacity, we go to one of the others. I don't understand why Apple has put all their eggs in one basket for so long.
Remember to thank the Mexican laborers that will cross the border to work for cheaper than American workers.
Of course we measure everything by the stupidity of that deal until 2023. Where have you been?This has nothing to do with Elon or Twitter. And that business deal isn't the benchmark of everything on the planet.
The cargo ships need to go back and as fast as possible to make the next run of cheap goods, not the containers. Loading empty containers takes time.
Empty shipping containers are still being sent back, but not as many as being sent to the US, which is why there are a huge excess of shipping containers here in the US.
Google usually works for looking up stuff.
Does this mean I should delay my upgrade from my iPhone X to 2026?
4nm still relevant in 2024, since the 4nm A16 will be moved to the iPhone 15 non pro lines being produced throughout that year. Maybe M2s for Mac Minis and iMacs also. Maybe even if M2 Pro/Max/Ultra is 4nm.
Doesn’t mean they still won’t get cutting edge 3nm chips from Taiwan for A17 and M3 when they are ready.
Maybe even Intel making Mac chips in the US on 20A and 18A since those are getting fast tracked.
Lots of options tbh.
Doesn’t mean they still won’t get cutting edge 3nm chips from Taiwan for A17 and M3 when they are ready.
Maybe even Intel making Mac chips in the US on 20A and 18A since those are getting fast tracked.
Lots of options tbh.
The people saying "This is great!" seem to forget 1. The days of 'Made in the USA' making things cheaper disappeared once everything was made in China. A lot of companies have pushed to work towards being made in the US, but at the cost of the consumer. It won't make anything cheaper, only more expensive.
2. Arizona won't be able to support anything like this, let alone large populations of people within a few years. Maybe even a year from now. Water is needed for the manufacturing of chips. What does Arizona not have enough of?
2. Arizona won't be able to support anything like this, let alone large populations of people within a few years. Maybe even a year from now. Water is needed for the manufacturing of chips. What does Arizona not have enough of?
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I was about to say the same thing.
The entire South West is running out of water from what I hear, so we'll see how this plays out in the next couple of years.
Water intensive manufacturing process in a state with no water
Now I’m a fan of Cook. But…
"unrivalled ingenuity of American workers"
Hahahaha!