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		icf80 on Jan 15, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: TSMC begins producing 4-nanometer chips in Arizona they are making wafers, those have to be sent to china to make the finals chips... in the case of a war this is not great

onlyrealcuzzo on Jan 15, 2025 | [–]

Until 2027 - when the packaging facilities are complete in Peoria.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

victorbjorklund on Jan 15, 2025 | | [–]

Taiwan ≠ China

declan_roberts on Jan 15, 2025 | | [–]

A step in the right direction but we still have an ocean to cross for our domestic semi industry.

whimsicalism on Jan 15, 2025 | [–]

to taiwan

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