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Re:A free video streaming service that runs on a ESP32 by etaioinshrdlu on Friday August 14, 2020 @12:25AM (#24153368)
Does anyone know how they are able to produce such a powerful chip so cheaply? Do they use Chinese fabs?
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Re:A free video streaming service that runs on a ESP32 by pjc50 on Friday August 14, 2020 @05:41AM (#24155798)
Moore's Law is incredibly powerful. It's a 400MHz microprocessor that's roughly equivalent to a late-nineties desktop PC, the sort that could (with a suitably fast CDROM drive) just about manage to decode to 320x200 VGA resolution. This is still a really impressive feat of coding.

Fab appears to be TSMC. So, the Republic of China?

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Re:A free video streaming service that runs on a ESP32 by futhey on Friday August 14, 2020 @12:53AM (#24153651)
No, it's manufactured by TSMC (Taiwan)
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Re:A free video streaming service that runs on a ESP32 by brokenmachine on Friday August 14, 2020 @12:57AM (#24153712)
Expressif is based in Shanghai. I would think so but I don't know how to check.
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