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Re:ASML currently sells no chipmaking machines in Europe, ex... by Grimburger on Saturday September 26, 2026 @09:36AM (#49856426)
But that's sorta of hits to the heart of my comment, it's not particularly working well. TSMC has 2 fabs in China and yields+costs are a fraction of whats coming out of Arizona, let alone in Hsinchu.

Like are you really going to buy a chip that costs 70% more out of national pride? Might work on some but think that very few else will sign up for that.

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Re:ASML currently sells no chipmaking machines in Europe, ex... by petcat on Saturday September 26, 2026 @09:42AM (#49856471)
Pride has nothing to do with it. It's about being able to get the chips at all when an adversary controls the supply.
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Re:ASML currently sells no chipmaking machines in Europe, ex... by Grimburger on Saturday September 26, 2026 @09:58AM (#49856617)
Will you buy a computer chip with the same specs that costs 70% more? Please be honest with us all.

You'll do that because of national adversity?

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Re:ASML currently sells no chipmaking machines in Europe, ex... by sampullman on Saturday September 26, 2026 @11:49AM (#49857661)
70% extra on top of a trillion or two in investment is a relatively small price to pay when faced with the possibility of that being your only option at some point in the future.
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Re:ASML currently sells no chipmaking machines in Europe, ex... by jimmydorry on Saturday September 26, 2026 @11:28AM (#49857470)
People are spending more than 70% more on memory because that's all that is available. Everything seems to indicate that people will pay a lot more.
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