My understanding is that 1 company in Taiwan makes the greatest chips in the world and no one else can replicate them. How is that possible?
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TSMC, the company in question doesn’t design chips, and is dependent on a Dutch company for the machines.
That’s not to say they don’t have their own process, one that’s given them a competitive edge, but it’s not like other “foundries” (the name for this type of company) couldn’t achieve the same result next year. TSMC has been ahead of their competition, but they do have competition.
Said Dutch company (ASML) however does not. No one can make current gen high end chips without a machine from Eindhoven, and despite the Chinese stealing company secrets, that’s unlikely to change any time soon.
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