Yup, they are finding it harder and harder to eliminate suppliers.DooKSucks wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 12:16 pmApple wants them built here. They're looking to diversify their manufacturing base outside of China, and I would imagine they want diversify from TSMC.sardis wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 8:42 am Interesting about Taiwanese Chip makers wanting money to build facilities in US. They could easily get investors, inmho. I really think they don't want to build in US because if you're Taiwan, a monopoly on chip making helps with security from the West. Like Middle Eastern Oil a few decades ago, U.S. will defend the supply based on "national interest"
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/chip ... 49212.html
If it's anything like the manufacture of the Mac Pro trashcans in Austin (2013 models forward are assembled there), they're going to have a lot of hiccups early on due to the lack of a suitable workforce already trained and skilled.
https://www.streetinsider.com/Analyst+C ... 66460.html