BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Hardware@programming.devEnglish · 18 days agoUS fab construction costs twice as much, takes twice as long as Taiwanwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up131arrow-down1external-linkUS fab construction costs twice as much, takes twice as long as Taiwanwww.tomshardware.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Hardware@programming.devEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square3fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareKaboom@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·18 days agoWell yeah, labor costs more here. We have unions.
minus-squarepsmgx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·edit-218 days agoSilly westerners not wanting to work 13 hour days Also doesn’t hurt that semiconductors and chips are Taiwan’s main ace in the hole and they have every reason to prevent their N American fabs from being as good.
minus-squareHootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·18 days agoWhich is a good thing.
Well yeah, labor costs more here. We have unions.
Silly westerners not wanting to work 13 hour days
Also doesn’t hurt that semiconductors and chips are Taiwan’s main ace in the hole and they have every reason to prevent their N American fabs from being as good.
Which is a good thing.