Why are we so dependent on Taiwan for microchips? Why couldn’t these be manufactured elsewhere, in addition to Taiwan?
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In addition to the other comments on an extremely high barrier to entry, in both knowledge and capital, several other problems exist. For instance, there are not enough people on the planet who have a sufficient amount of education to just show up and start working for that fab. Basically every person who knows how semiconductors are made, works at a semiconductor fab already. TSMC is performing very expensive training programs to get the fab in Arizona up and Dining.
Also Taiwan will likely stay on top barring Chinese invasion. The tiawanese work ethic is unreal. Nobody works less than 12 hours a day at TSMC. Foreigners are expected to take several hour breaks because they burnout if they try and keep up that pace.
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