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Re:Qualcomm to give all its 3nm AP foundry work to TSMC inst... by Rastonbury on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @06:26AM (#30439986)
Imagine the chip shortages then!
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Re:Qualcomm to give all its 3nm AP foundry work to TSMC inst... by lnsru on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @06:59AM (#30440142)
Don’t worry, Intel is expanding foundry capacity for this case. Apple SoC will stay on the same node for couple years, but that’s not an end of the world for consumers.
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Re:Qualcomm to give all its 3nm AP foundry work to TSMC inst... by Hamuko on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @07:04AM (#30440165)
TSMC also has the WaferTech fab in the US and is currently building fabs in the US and Japan. I imagine geopolitical diversity is one goal in the placement of those new fabs.

But it'd still lead to a massive global chip shortage if TSMC's facilities in Taiwan were wiped out. And I guess that is a deterrent that Taiwan can use against China.

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