• Tankiedesantski [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      7 months ago

      It’s very interesting to compare TSMC’s investments into Japan, which are coming online now, and this Arizona clusterfuck.

      Reading between the lines, the Arizona deal was forced upon TSMC via the US and ROC governments and I highly doubt TSMC actually wants to be there.

      • nohaybanda [he/him]@hexbear.net
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        7 months ago

        I work for a multinational company that’s trying to nearshore some engineering work away from East Asia and into Eastern Europe. The official line is that they’re expanding the team, but the senior engineers aren’t stupid and know they’re being asked to train their replacements. Needless to say they’ve been stonewalling the process.

        I expect this is also very much the case in TSMC as well. Even if you’re a rabid anti-communist, you’ll know that a tech transfer to the US loses Taiwan the only bargaining chip it has. Why would you play along?!

      • AcidLeaves [he/him, he/him]@hexbear.net
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        7 months ago

        Yea, the CEO has expressed discontent even before anything happened and he constantly shit talks the plan lmao

        Honestly, I’m pretty confident sending all these Taiwanese engineers to America is a massive net loss for TSMC…

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      7 months ago

      By the time they get their shit together, Russia is going to own the Donbas (source of neon and wheat, both of which China needs), and then China will own Taiwan.

      TSMC better hurry up if they want to complete this while they’re still a company.