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Re:Qualcomm to give all its 3nm AP foundry work to TSMC inst... by nicoburns on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @07:37AM (#30440343)
Not sure if it's true, but I've heard that Taiwan has already rigged all of TSMCs facilities with explosives specifically to deter Chinese invasion.
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Re:Qualcomm to give all its 3nm AP foundry work to TSMC inst... by thedougd on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @09:06AM (#30441040)
I wonder if a few smoke bombs in the clean rooms would be enough?
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Re:Qualcomm to give all its 3nm AP foundry work to TSMC inst... by sgc on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @10:38AM (#30442189)
It is certainly not hard to destroy the machines. But getting the expertise and data is worth a lot anyways, if you are already at this stage.
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