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I never thought this would happen, or that if it did, we'd be a few generations behind.
Now let's onshore or friendshore everything else we need! Rare earths, mid-tier processors, chemical precursors, pharmaceuticals, steel, robotics/mechatronics, solar, drones, ...
Why even stop there? Kill the Jones Act, get back to building naval drones and ships of all kinds, ...
NVIDIA has often lagged on process, since they drive such large dies, but having the first major project demo wafer on N4 now is literally 2 generations behind Taiwan.
When was the last time current gen, competitive GPUs were fabbed outside Asia?
If they credited Biden, they would get their funding pulled, and possibly some ICE folks to black bag employees on their way in to let the courts sort out later.
Or they blow hot air up Trump's butt and make him feel like a big man and they get more funding without getting harrassed.
Obvious choice to make.
"Wow...great. Moved from one unstable part of the planet to another..."
Wait until you hear about US regulations. Are tariffs on or off again in the last five minutes?
You mean like having to read the new tariffs you're subjected to every monday?
US salaries are astronomically high compared to the rest of the world. In the tech sector that's doubly so. Everything is incredibly expensive there. Is this basically a small facility to keep some politicians happy?
Or is it used to provide some supply military gear at 50x the price?
Will it get shut down in a few years once everyone forgets about it?
roboror•3h ago