Amoxtli@thelemmy.club to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 14 days agoSouth Korea mulls creating 'KSMC' contract chipmaker to compete with TSMC, requires a $13.9 billion investmentwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down11
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minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·14 days agoKeep in mind, though, that TSMC is a core part of Taiwan’s strategic defense plans. They’re not likely to sit on their laurels and let another country take their crown away.
minus-squarelegion02@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·14 days agoWhich is good right? Fosters both competition and market resilience.
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·14 days agoIn the context of Taiwan themselves, and their desire to remain (in practice) sovereign and territorially independent: nope.
Keep in mind, though, that TSMC is a core part of Taiwan’s strategic defense plans. They’re not likely to sit on their laurels and let another country take their crown away.
Which is good right? Fosters both competition and market resilience.
In the context of Taiwan themselves, and their desire to remain (in practice) sovereign and territorially independent: nope.