Mostly posting this because I saw it on AskTD on Reddit, but anyway, the point is that half or more of the world’s semiconductors are produced in Taiwan, and mainland China annexing Taiwan will be disastrous for the tech industry.
Supposedly regulations, bribery and cost of labor is why semiconductors aren’t produced here, but what exactly are said regulations, because every time people mention this, no one ever posts them.
Just a guess but I bet the regulations they're talking about are probably related to mining necessary elements for semiconductor production. Antimony, cobalt, coltan (columbite-tantalite), and more are all used and require mining operations that can (if not done properly without proper mitigation and safety) produce toxic byproducts and runoff into the environment.
I don't really trust "American" (increasingly not actually) corporations to do it, but it's immaterial since they are mostly banned from mining at all.
The fabrication plants would require some billions but the real reason it never happens is that it would cost some politicians and corporate execs profits in the near term as supply chains were figured out to shift it back to American production.
Mostly posting this because I saw it on AskTD on Reddit, but anyway, the point is that half or more of the world’s semiconductors are produced in Taiwan, and mainland China annexing Taiwan will be disastrous for the tech industry.
Supposedly regulations, bribery and cost of labor is why semiconductors aren’t produced here, but what exactly are said regulations, because every time people mention this, no one ever posts them.
Just a guess but I bet the regulations they're talking about are probably related to mining necessary elements for semiconductor production. Antimony, cobalt, coltan (columbite-tantalite), and more are all used and require mining operations that can (if not done properly without proper mitigation and safety) produce toxic byproducts and runoff into the environment.
I don't really trust "American" (increasingly not actually) corporations to do it, but it's immaterial since they are mostly banned from mining at all.
The fabrication plants would require some billions but the real reason it never happens is that it would cost some politicians and corporate execs profits in the near term as supply chains were figured out to shift it back to American production.