Apple will soon receive 'made in America' chips from TSMC's Arizona fab

Re:Apple will soon receive 'made in America' chips from TSMC... by Gomer1800 on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @02:47PM (#42702783)

Your entry point is a masters and probably Phd in Electrical Engineering, specializing in some aspect of semiconductor manufacturing. It’s definitely not CS.

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Re:Apple will soon receive 'made in America' chips from TSMC... by tobiasdorge on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @03:33PM (#42703451)

Surely there is a lot of software involved in the design / operation of these fabs, it's not just designing the chip directly. Another commenter mentioned EDA so maybe I'll look into that.

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Re:Apple will soon receive 'made in America' chips from TSMC... by hn3er1q on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @06:59PM (#42705639)

There is a huge amount of software in every single step of making an ASIC, digital or analog. Or even a PCB for that matter. Long gone are the days of cutting tape and etching anything yourself. Apple's M3 has 25 billion transistors. No human drew those.

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Re:Apple will soon receive 'made in America' chips from TSMC... by viewtransform on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @07:54PM (#42706049)

University of Texas, Austin. https://cockrell.utexas.edu/academics/graduate-education/pro...

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