Samsung plans $17B chip plant in Taylor, Texas
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Samsung plans $17B chip plant in Taylor, Texas
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Re: Samsung plans $17B chip plant in Taylor, Texas
#2So everyone is on the "Let's build a Fab in the USA" train, will that eventually bring down the chip production costs? (not an expert in the field, so asking naively)
Re: Samsung plans $17B chip plant in Taylor, Texas
#3Previously posted here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29314269 (paywalled article)
Re: Samsung plans $17B chip plant in Taylor, Texas
#4So everyone is on the "Let's build a Fab in the USA" train, will that eventually bring down the chip production costs? (not an expert in the field, so asking naively)
No, it increases the security and continuity of our civilization when China invades Taiwan.
Re: Samsung plans $17B chip plant in Taylor, Texas
#5So everyone is on the "Let's build a Fab in the USA" train, will that eventually bring down the chip production costs? (not an expert in the field, so asking naively)
No, it increases the security and continuity of our civilization when China invades Taiwan.
Well, there's a huge benefit of COVID.
The related chip shortage finally woke up the US gov on supply chains.
My question is why did it take this long? I have been worried about this for nearly a decade.
My next question is how many mask factories have we built in the US since we realized that was important?
Re: Samsung plans $17B chip plant in Taylor, Texas
#6So everyone is on the "Let's build a Fab in the USA" train, will that eventually bring down the chip production costs? (not an expert in the field, so asking naively)
No, it increases the security and continuity of our civilization when China invades Taiwan.
Samsung could build the plant in South Korea?
Re: Samsung plans $17B chip plant in Taylor, Texas
#7within ten years, the I35 corridor will be the most intensive economic region in North America
Re: Samsung plans $17B chip plant in Taylor, Texas
#8So everyone is on the "Let's build a Fab in the USA" train, will that eventually bring down the chip production costs? (not an expert in the field, so asking naively)
(Also not an expert.)
In general I wouldn't expect US manufacturing to do a lot to lower production costs. More capacity in general obviously helps, and I could definitely see the US doing a lot to subsidize domestic production, if that counts as bringing down the costs.
Maybe higher wages will lead to more automation.
Re: Samsung plans $17B chip plant in Taylor, Texas
#9So everyone is on the "Let's build a Fab in the USA" train, will that eventually bring down the chip production costs? (not an expert in the field, so asking naively)
No, it increases the security and continuity of our civilization when China invades Taiwan.
This will cause WWIII so yes we will need chips in that scenario. Let’s hope that doesn’t happen.
Re: Samsung plans $17B chip plant in Taylor, Texas
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
No, it increases the security and continuity of our civilization when China invades Taiwan.
Samsung could build the plant in South Korea?
Same situation. Most of South Koreas infrastructure / urban centers would be decimated in an 'all out' conflict with North Korea.
[1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelpeck/2020/08/11/north-ko...