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Re:US reportedly forcing TSMC to buy 49% stake in Intel to s... by throwup238 on Wednesday August 06, 2025 @04:15AM (#44809204)
TSMC certainly brings a lot to the table but if they were completely knocked out, it would just deprive the world of the top end of fab capacity for a while. On the other hand almost every fab in the world depends on ASML for parts and maintenance, even the old fabs on legacy nodes.
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Re:US reportedly forcing TSMC to buy 49% stake in Intel to s... by JetSpiegel on Saturday August 09, 2025 @04:02AM (#44844834)
But most of those other fabs are in China! How does that help the US?
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