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A comment on Sony to join TSMC on new $7B chip plant in Japan. Parent comment

Re:Sony to join TSMC on new $7B chip plant in Japan by 29athrowaway on Monday October 11, 2021 @05:24PM (#28833268)
China tried to subsidize a national semiconductor manufacturer to rival TSMC but after billions wasted they gave up.
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Re:Sony to join TSMC on new $7B chip plant in Japan by rfoo on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @12:12AM (#28835958)
> they gave up

That's a good thing, as there are still people trying to play the catch up (e.g. SMIC), without subsidize.

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