• @[email protected]
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    423 hours ago

    If you think they don’t know how you’re delusional. First research is globally shared and second, China has always found ways to get information they need from companies, either because they just give it to them or because US accept people that will give information back to China.

    • @tekato
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      322 hours ago

      Everybody knows how to produce the chips. The problem is getting your hands on new ASML machines without the USA finding out.

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        22 hours ago

        Exactly. It takes tens of thousands of discrete pieces of technology from hundreds of companies in 30+ countries to put a fab together. If you are missing a piece, no fab for you. So yes, if you can manage to block some part of that chain, you can effectively block that fab from being built.

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          320 hours ago

          That argument makes more sense, but manufacturing is their strength. How many parts of ASML are actually done outside Asia? I don’t know honestly but as we manufacture most electronics and tools there, the only option to hide technology from China for US is working exclusively with Taiwan (Korea and Japan maybe but expensive) to make those.

          • @conicalscientist
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            218 hours ago

            That’s why Chinas manufacturing is being targeted too. Otherwise they will inevitably develop the process for bleeding edge in house chip fabrication. Technology is only a matter of time. The US is trying to stall any way they can.

          • @[email protected]
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            119 hours ago

            A lot. Some of the most important ones are Netherlands and UK. They come from all over Europe, Asia, and North America.