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92 sats \ 3 replies \ @Satosora 13 Dec \ parent \ on: US Dept. of Commerce funds 65,129 BTC deal with TSMC for chip plant const. In AZ Construction_and_Engineering
It was a good idea in the beginning, because what was promised was different. But now everything has to be shipped back to make the chips work. TSMC still has a monopoly on their chips.
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20 sats \ 2 replies \ @BlokchainB OP 13 Dec
I’m shocked by this! So USA has zero capacity to finish chips? Why even do these projects?
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47 sats \ 1 reply \ @Satosora 13 Dec
They had planned to build a certain type of chip. But by the time that the plant was finished, TSMC had upgraded their chip. So they built the plant for an obsolete chip. So it turns out that Taiwan is able to keep their monopoly and their "silicone shield".
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB OP 14 Dec
Wow
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