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Re:The money printing press that is chip maker TSMC by jve on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @02:28AM (#29976162)
> Except that modern chipmaking is so complicated that even one company can't contain all the specialized knowledge.

(And capital intensive). But then again, these words could have been said about wannabe private rocket companies (SpaceX) or squeezing inside car market (Tesla), that actually turned out to be possible. So I wonder if any startup/billionaire will start to serve some niche chip market, be it capital intensive, but with some clever tactics...

Falcon 1 vs currently flying F9 rocket and potential Starship is a huge difference after all.

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Re:The money printing press that is chip maker TSMC by modo_mario on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @10:27AM (#29980562)
Thing to not is that both examples wouldn't have been possible or where they are today without notable government projects/tax credits/etc.

With TSMC i think we'll see government churning up the market the moment the US expects it to be at risk from China or the like.

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