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

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nabla9 ◴[15 May 21 07:39 UTC] No.27163253[source]▶
>TSMC chairman and founder Morris Chang, warned last month of higher operating costs and a thin talent pool for the U.S. plans in a rare public speech attended by Wei and chairman Mark Liu.

>"In the United States, the level of professional dedication is no match to that in Taiwan, at least for engineers," Chang said. He warned that "short-term subsidy can't make up for long-term operational disadvantage."

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1. VWWHFSfQ ◴[15 May 21 11:28 UTC] No.27164288[source]▶
I read the transcripts of his speech. It was more of a pro-Taiwan rally than anything. He's very old and obviously very proud of what he's built. But a lot of what he said made no sense. Especially the parts about Americans being lazy and using an example of being willing to work through-the-night for the good of the company. This was from the 1980s when Apple and Microsoft engineers were literally sleeping under their desks.

Again, he's an old guy with a lot of Taiwanese nationalistic pride. It's not much more than that.