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TSMC looks to double down on U.S. chip factories as talks in Europe falter

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437 points adventured | 3 comments | 15 May 21 00:49 UTC | HN request time: 0.828s | source
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JohnJamesRambo ◴[15 May 21 01:09 UTC] No.27161334[source]▶
I have no knowledge of the situation, why did they choose Arizona?
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mediaman ◴[15 May 21 01:28 UTC] No.27161454[source]▶
Interestingly this came as a loss to Washington, where there is already a significant fab owned by TSMC called WaferTech. Their facility is on the WA side of the Portland suburbs.

Many felt WA was in the running because of the talent already there.

This caused concerns that the future of the WaferTech fab facility is dimmer than before, since it probably makes less sense to pump billions more into it in the future.

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1. sircastor ◴[15 May 21 02:22 UTC] No.27161716[source]▶
Apple picked up a lot of talent out west Of Portland where a lot of Intel’s home base is. But I imagine trying to find space out here would be rough.
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2. irrational ◴[15 May 21 02:38 UTC] No.27161814[source]▶
There is actually quite a lot of room because of the Urban Growth Boundary.
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3. KirillPanov ◴[15 May 21 02:46 UTC] No.27161852[source]▶
Aren't manufacturing plants required to be inside a UGB?

In Washington State they are, although existing plants are grandfathered.

I guess they could expand the UGB, which is what the Eastern Washington counties do in order to attract manufacturers.