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Here’s why Taiwan matters

China is nowhere close to competing with this without ASML E...
appetizing brethren internal respiration
  01/16/26
TSMC EUV machines are rigged to be destroyed in the event of...
Crystalline Karate
  01/16/26
china doesnt even have the capability to invade. it's all po...
peach jewess
  01/16/26
That still leaves China in the lead.
blathering tank
  01/16/26
Then the USA would lose all that TSMC silicon forever. Apple...
appetizing brethren internal respiration
  01/16/26
nah we got factories in AZ now
peach jewess
  01/16/26
TSMC has factories in lots of places, but yields on their ad...
appetizing brethren internal respiration
  01/16/26
Anyone?
appetizing brethren internal respiration
  01/16/26
Anyone?
appetizing brethren internal respiration
  01/19/26
Go ahead and bomb this, I'm sure Musk and Palantir won't min...
appetizing brethren internal respiration
  01/16/26
TSMC pays like $80K in skilled roles for 14 hour days
Henna striped hyena
  01/17/26
Your theory is that no white people work at the Arizona fab?...
appetizing brethren internal respiration
  01/17/26
...
Beta Chestnut Pisswyrm
  01/17/26
No one knows why white people can't make these chips? Really...
appetizing brethren internal respiration
  01/17/26
Of course Americans feel entitled to Taiwanese technology.
floppy chocolate pozpig
  01/19/26


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Date: January 16th, 2026 7:48 PM
Author: appetizing brethren internal respiration

China is nowhere close to competing with this without ASML EUV lithography machines, and the Netherlands is too far away to invade. Taiwan’s got the machines and the calibration data

https://youtu.be/vAQyBh88qb4?si=htLNYZBOB_6hd0jc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823021&forum_id=2],#49595224)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 7:56 PM
Author: Crystalline Karate

TSMC EUV machines are rigged to be destroyed in the event of an invasion and the US will probably flatten the fabs for good measure.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823021&forum_id=2],#49595248)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 7:57 PM
Author: peach jewess

china doesnt even have the capability to invade. it's all posturing. NSAM knows it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823021&forum_id=2],#49595253)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 7:57 PM
Author: blathering tank

That still leaves China in the lead.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823021&forum_id=2],#49595255)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 7:59 PM
Author: appetizing brethren internal respiration

Then the USA would lose all that TSMC silicon forever. Apple and Nvidia would be fucked

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823021&forum_id=2],#49595259)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 8:00 PM
Author: peach jewess

nah we got factories in AZ now

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823021&forum_id=2],#49595265)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 8:00 PM
Author: appetizing brethren internal respiration

TSMC has factories in lots of places, but yields on their advanced nodes are SPS outside of Taiwan. Guess why

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823021&forum_id=2],#49595269)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 8:01 PM
Author: appetizing brethren internal respiration

Anyone?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823021&forum_id=2],#49595270)



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Date: January 19th, 2026 7:53 PM
Author: appetizing brethren internal respiration

Anyone?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823021&forum_id=2],#49602255)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 8:04 PM
Author: appetizing brethren internal respiration

Go ahead and bomb this, I'm sure Musk and Palantir won't mind.

https://www.trendforce.com/news/2025/12/31/news-tsmc-may-fast-track-1-4nm-at-central-taiwan-science-park-as-2nm-yields-reportedly-beat-expectations/

Same article says Arizona won't get to 3nm till 2028. What's the hold-up? White people too stupid?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823021&forum_id=2],#49595276)



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Date: January 17th, 2026 12:25 PM
Author: Henna striped hyena

TSMC pays like $80K in skilled roles for 14 hour days

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823021&forum_id=2],#49596392)



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Date: January 17th, 2026 1:26 PM
Author: appetizing brethren internal respiration

Your theory is that no white people work at the Arizona fab? The pay is better in Taiwan? lol@ jews trying to think, kike

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823021&forum_id=2],#49596556)



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Date: January 17th, 2026 5:28 PM
Author: Beta Chestnut Pisswyrm



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823021&forum_id=2],#49597182)



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Date: January 17th, 2026 5:30 PM
Author: appetizing brethren internal respiration

No one knows why white people can't make these chips? Really???

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823021&forum_id=2],#49597187)



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Date: January 19th, 2026 7:05 PM
Author: floppy chocolate pozpig

Of course Americans feel entitled to Taiwanese technology.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823021&forum_id=2],#49602131)