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oxqbldpxo ◴[] No.45765471[source]
All these companies depend on TSMC for their life.
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nomilk ◴[] No.45765677[source]
Had to look up what TSMC meant (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company).

What would Apple's next best option be if a war rendered TSMC unavailable?

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1. madeofpalk ◴[] No.45765712[source]
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/02/apple-will-spend-more...

> The fund’s expansion includes a multibillion-dollar commitment from Apple to produce advanced silicon in TSMC’s Fab 21 facility in Arizona. Apple is the largest customer at this state-of-the-art facility, which employs more than 2,000 workers to manufacture the chips in the United States. Mass production of Apple chips began last month.