A new report out of Taiwan has revealed that the current US administration is tying the reduction on trade of trade tariffs on Taiwan to significant TSMC investment in the US. This investment includes a 49% stake in Intel.
TSMC Taiwan exists because China hasn’t invaded Taiwan yet, and China hasn’t invaded Taiwan because of the US. Trump is short-sighted enough to tell Taiwan to go fuck themselves and TSMC/Taiwan know it.
That said, it is important for the US to not let Intel go under, despite how badly Intel fucked themselves. As that would leave TSMC as the only other major foundry, a foundry that might just explode one day if China decides to pull the trigger regardless. I wouldn’t personally have forced TSMC to buy a large stake in Intel, but getting them to build more foundries in the US, which seems to be part of the deal, is a pretty solid outcome.
(TSMC makes nVidia, AMD, and Apple chips. And yes Samsung foundries exist, but they aren’t nearly as large of a player)
I highly doubt TSMC and Taiwan would allow China to take anything of note from their factories. Almost certainly TSMC and Taiwan’s military would ensure there is nothing of value left for anybody. Data will be wiped and the sensitive equipment destroyed.
TSMC Taiwan exists because China hasn’t invaded Taiwan yet, and China hasn’t invaded Taiwan because of the US. Trump is short-sighted enough to tell Taiwan to go fuck themselves and TSMC/Taiwan know it.
That said, it is important for the US to not let Intel go under, despite how badly Intel fucked themselves. As that would leave TSMC as the only other major foundry, a foundry that might just explode one day if China decides to pull the trigger regardless. I wouldn’t personally have forced TSMC to buy a large stake in Intel, but getting them to build more foundries in the US, which seems to be part of the deal, is a pretty solid outcome.
(TSMC makes nVidia, AMD, and Apple chips. And yes Samsung foundries exist, but they aren’t nearly as large of a player)
Edit: expanded my thoughts out a bit more
And if he does and china takes over taiwan, the US is 200% fucked. Now China can steal all if nvidia and AMDs trade secrets.
They know ut and this is just all bark
I highly doubt TSMC and Taiwan would allow China to take anything of note from their factories. Almost certainly TSMC and Taiwan’s military would ensure there is nothing of value left for anybody. Data will be wiped and the sensitive equipment destroyed.
Or as tiny of one lol, pretty sure TSMC has them beat on die size