Why are we so dependent on Taiwan for microchips? Why couldn’t these be manufactured elsewhere, in addition to Taiwan?

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Why are we so dependent on Taiwan for microchips? Why couldn’t these be manufactured elsewhere, in addition to Taiwan?

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Nothing preventing it other than cost.

Companies don’t want to invest in higher building costs and higher labor costs and higher taxes, on a timeline of half to a full decade before they get any returns.

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