Is it really necessary to state that? And besides if China really invades Taiwan and the defeat is imminent (Taiwan has a difficult topography so China would have a really bad time trying). USA would need to do nothing: Taiwan would destroy TSMC themselves (why call TSMC “chip-makers”? We all know what is the article talking about). Besides yet the more advanced technology TSMC have is 70% Zeiss. China would not benefit from it without Zeiss assistance. Having the factory won’t mean so much as people think, and besides yet they will sell to whom? Russia? This while Zeiss equipment still works. This is a highly complex manufacture impossible without the other parts of the world contributing.
Somewhat of a self correcting problem though. If China attacks Taiwan, the West cuts all manufacturing in Foxcon, reducing world demand for chips drastically.
Moving chip production to other places is just one step; we also been to build redundant assembly plants given what we saw in Covid. We need at least one site in Europe/Africa and one in the Americas.
Is it really necessary to state that? And besides if China really invades Taiwan and the defeat is imminent (Taiwan has a difficult topography so China would have a really bad time trying). USA would need to do nothing: Taiwan would destroy TSMC themselves (why call TSMC “chip-makers”? We all know what is the article talking about). Besides yet the more advanced technology TSMC have is 70% Zeiss. China would not benefit from it without Zeiss assistance.
Having the factory won’t mean so much as people think, and besides yet they will sell to whom? Russia? This while Zeiss equipment still works.
This is a highly complex manufacture impossible without the other parts of the world contributing.
taiwan should be more worried about the states developing their own fabs just in case some “accident” happens.
Every fab gets a cruise missile, or three; just to be sure.
Sad state of affairs really.
Can’t really take this article seriously as they can’t even spell TSMC correct half the time.
Somewhat of a self correcting problem though. If China attacks Taiwan, the West cuts all manufacturing in Foxcon, reducing world demand for chips drastically.
Moving chip production to other places is just one step; we also been to build redundant assembly plants given what we saw in Covid. We need at least one site in Europe/Africa and one in the Americas.