Personally, I believe (and this goes for everything) we cannot let perfect be the enemy of good. While there are clearly some shortfalls in terms of the size of plants, the time it takes to construct them, the volume they can produce and the overall costs of the chips, I think it’s a good start.
Just having the capability outside of East Asia is a good thing - it is a powder keg over there. Hopefully the fact it has bipartisan support in the US means it has a solid foundation to improve upon.
This, I think, is pretty key. Though it might require a lot more government subsidies. Or, the US military could just pay the difference and consider the upcharge acceptable if it means chips are being built domestically.
I saw another article saying some groups were trying to bar Taiwanese workers from working in the US factories. I didn’t get a chance to read it through, but I have to question the wisdom is barring some seriously needed expertise.
Thoughts?
Personally, I believe (and this goes for everything) we cannot let perfect be the enemy of good. While there are clearly some shortfalls in terms of the size of plants, the time it takes to construct them, the volume they can produce and the overall costs of the chips, I think it’s a good start.
Just having the capability outside of East Asia is a good thing - it is a powder keg over there. Hopefully the fact it has bipartisan support in the US means it has a solid foundation to improve upon.
I think we’re seeing in russia hat happens when a military can’t get the chips it needs.
Hopefully we can get competitive with the costs in Asia.
This, I think, is pretty key. Though it might require a lot more government subsidies. Or, the US military could just pay the difference and consider the upcharge acceptable if it means chips are being built domestically.
I saw another article saying some groups were trying to bar Taiwanese workers from working in the US factories. I didn’t get a chance to read it through, but I have to question the wisdom is barring some seriously needed expertise.
Plus, the more immigrants the better!
The TSMC plant is bringing in Taiwanese workers bc they’re unable to get their Phoenix Plant clean.
The US simply doesn’t have these skilled workers right now