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Europe Is Trying to Reclaim Its Lost Chipmaking Glory

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Re: Europe Is Trying to Reclaim Its Lost Chipmaking Glory

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post #17

Can someone explain to me why the knowhow that European companies like ASML have can't be used to build these foundries. Why do they need Intel or TSMC?

I would guess there's a lot more know-how necessary to building an efficient fab than just the photolithography machines.

Re: Europe Is Trying to Reclaim Its Lost Chipmaking Glory

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post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe some startup in Cambridge can come up with an advanced risc machine.

Unfortunately that wouldn't count as European, after Brexit :-)

Stop mixing Europe with the EU.

EU is a few decades old failed experiment, Europe exists for thousands of years.

There is only talk of subsidizing EU chip production, because a few German car executives got worried.

Re: Europe Is Trying to Reclaim Its Lost Chipmaking Glory

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Unfortunately that wouldn't count as European, after Brexit :-)

Stop mixing Europe with the EU. EU is a few decades old failed experiment, Europe exists for thousands of years. There is only talk of subsidizing EU chip production, because a few German car executives got worried.

>EU is a few decades old failed experiment

Why do people say this with such conviction?

Re: Europe Is Trying to Reclaim Its Lost Chipmaking Glory

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post #7

Should we Europeans start the new design of the CPU chip?

Maybe some startup in Cambridge can come up with an advanced risc machine.

Let's name it after a small seed that can grow into a big tree. Maybe Chestnut or Pinecone?

Re: Europe Is Trying to Reclaim Its Lost Chipmaking Glory

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post #17

Can someone explain to me why the knowhow that European companies like ASML have can't be used to build these foundries. Why do they need Intel or TSMC?

Fabs are expensive, and there was little to no interest (as such, no investment) in them. They're "interested" in it now, we'll see how much money they can pour into it.

Unlike the green initiatives funding (try and get that as a startup hah), money going straight to multibillion euro companies might not be a bad thing in this case.

Re: Europe Is Trying to Reclaim Its Lost Chipmaking Glory

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post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Stop mixing Europe with the EU. EU is a few decades old failed experiment, Europe exists for thousands of years. There is only talk of subsidizing EU chip production, because a few German car executives got worried.

>EU is a few decades old failed experiment Why do people say this with such conviction?

Because the Euro currency is a nuclear bomb, designed to explode sooner or later and take both Germany and Italy down with it. It is only a matter of time.

Bernard Connolly has predicted it all in the 90's.

Re: Europe Is Trying to Reclaim Its Lost Chipmaking Glory

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Unfortunately that wouldn't count as European, after Brexit :-)

Stop mixing Europe with the EU. EU is a few decades old failed experiment, Europe exists for thousands of years. There is only talk of subsidizing EU chip production, because a few German car executives got worried.

Seems to work alright.
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