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Re:TSMC confirms 3nm tech for 2022, could enable epic 80B tr... by socialdemocrat on Wednesday December 02, 2020 @03:19PM (#25281027)
Given a choice I would rather have the manufacturing facilities. Imagine a war between country A and B, where A has all the intellectual property for making the weapons but none of the factories. B has all the factories but none of the IP. Who would win the war? Obviously B.
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Re:TSMC confirms 3nm tech for 2022, could enable epic 80B tr... by stunt on Thursday December 03, 2020 @09:48AM (#25289321)
But that argument applies to everything we outsource to Asia. There are more critical products during the war time. I'm sure we can live without 3nm processors for a few years if we have to. You just need to have some stockpiles, some emergency manufacturing capacity, and the knowledge to scale up your domestic manufacturing capacity when you don't have a choice.
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