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Re:U.S. government takes 10% stake in Intel by biophysboy on Friday August 22, 2025 @07:28PM (#44991209)
It mattered for China to have Apple/Foxconn/etc assemble phones in China. By this same logic, won’t TSMC have more tacit knowledge to offer America than Intel, even if their independence is short-lived?
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Re:U.S. government takes 10% stake in Intel by etempleton on Friday August 22, 2025 @07:56PM (#44991459)
Why would TSMC or Taiwan want to give that information to the United States? There is a strategic reason why TSMC does not build their latest nodes and processes in the United States and why their R&D happens in Taiwan. They want / need The United States to protect Taiwan and their interests. It opens up strategic options for the United States if Intel or another US based company can produce cutting edge chips in the ballpark of TSMC.
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