this post was submitted on 08 Aug 2023
6 points (100.0% liked)

Neoliberal

62 readers
1 users here now

Free trade, open borders, taco trucks on every corner. Latest discussion thread: April 2024 **We in m/Neoliberal support:** - Free trade and competitive markets

founded 1 year ago
 

As the CHIPS Act turns one, semiconductor firms have mixed feelings

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] nbafantest 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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!

[–] nbafantest 1 points 1 year ago

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