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		chongli on June 22, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple announces it will switch to its own processo... This is why the US just struck a deal to have TSMC build a fab in Arizona. It's absolutely critical to have a backup plan.

kspacewalk2 on June 23, 2020 [–]

Isnt its planned output tiny compared to the production volumes in Taiwan?

piva00 on June 23, 2020 | | [–]

Having the foundations of a fab makes it a bit easier to expand production in the future compared to setting up the whole shop at once if needed.

gsnedders on June 23, 2020 | | [–]

Yes. Everything points to it being done for a DoD order.

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