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Re:Suspension of inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong by stingrae on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @12:08AM (#42944065)
In China, they compete with each other to get be the cheapest. Here (Bay Area) it feels like the PCB fab and assembly houses have decided to be higher priced because the defense contracts (and FAANG Quick turns) are willing to pay it.
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Re:Suspension of inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong by adgjlsfhk1 on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @12:16AM (#42944121)
I think your cause and effect is backwards. They target defense and FAANG R&D because there's no way you can compete on price when you have to pay your employees $20-30 an hour and you have to do small batches because you can't compete on price.
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Re:Suspension of inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong by stingrae on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @12:58AM (#42944428)
In China they are pushing automation. When you are charging $500+ a pcbs, you don't care as much.
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Re:Suspension of inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong by pclmulqdq on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @12:13AM (#42944100)
The assembly houses have done this, but the American PCB fabrication companies often have a "slow and cheap" service. They definitely optimize for the defense market, though.
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