Why are we so dependent on Taiwan for microchips? Why couldn’t these be manufactured elsewhere, in addition to Taiwan?
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We’re not. Taiwain Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has fabrication sites in various countries, including the PRC, Singapore, and the US, although the bulk of their facilities are in Taiwan itself.
It’s just very expensive to spin up a new fabricator from scratch, so the response to a shortage might take years to manifest as a new fabricator.
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