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Here’s why Taiwan matters

China is nowhere close to competing with this without ASML E...
provocative onyx step-uncle's house
  01/16/26
TSMC EUV machines are rigged to be destroyed in the event of...
ungodly locale french chef
  01/16/26
china doesnt even have the capability to invade. it's all po...
Pontificating karate
  01/16/26
That still leaves China in the lead.
ultramarine crawly native new version
  01/16/26
Then the USA would lose all that TSMC silicon forever. Apple...
provocative onyx step-uncle's house
  01/16/26
nah we got factories in AZ now
Pontificating karate
  01/16/26
TSMC has factories in lots of places, but yields on their ad...
provocative onyx step-uncle's house
  01/16/26
Anyone?
provocative onyx step-uncle's house
  01/16/26
Anyone?
provocative onyx step-uncle's house
  01/19/26
Go ahead and bomb this, I'm sure Musk and Palantir won't min...
provocative onyx step-uncle's house
  01/16/26
TSMC pays like $80K in skilled roles for 14 hour days
coiffed submissive menage dog poop
  01/17/26
Your theory is that no white people work at the Arizona fab?...
provocative onyx step-uncle's house
  01/17/26
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Chest-beating Affirmative Action
  01/17/26
No one knows why white people can't make these chips? Really...
provocative onyx step-uncle's house
  01/17/26
Of course Americans feel entitled to Taiwanese technology.
Supple Plaza Background Story
  01/19/26


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Date: January 16th, 2026 7:48 PM
Author: provocative onyx step-uncle's house

China is nowhere close to competing with this without ASML EUV lithography machines, and the Netherlands is too far away to invade. Taiwan’s got the machines and the calibration data

https://youtu.be/vAQyBh88qb4?si=htLNYZBOB_6hd0jc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823021&forum_id=2Reputation#49595224)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 7:56 PM
Author: ungodly locale french chef

TSMC EUV machines are rigged to be destroyed in the event of an invasion and the US will probably flatten the fabs for good measure.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823021&forum_id=2Reputation#49595248)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 7:57 PM
Author: Pontificating karate

china doesnt even have the capability to invade. it's all posturing. NSAM knows it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823021&forum_id=2Reputation#49595253)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 7:57 PM
Author: ultramarine crawly native new version

That still leaves China in the lead.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823021&forum_id=2Reputation#49595255)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 7:59 PM
Author: provocative onyx step-uncle's house

Then the USA would lose all that TSMC silicon forever. Apple and Nvidia would be fucked

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823021&forum_id=2Reputation#49595259)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 8:00 PM
Author: Pontificating karate

nah we got factories in AZ now

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823021&forum_id=2Reputation#49595265)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 8:00 PM
Author: provocative onyx step-uncle's house

TSMC has factories in lots of places, but yields on their advanced nodes are SPS outside of Taiwan. Guess why

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823021&forum_id=2Reputation#49595269)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 8:01 PM
Author: provocative onyx step-uncle's house

Anyone?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823021&forum_id=2Reputation#49595270)



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Date: January 19th, 2026 7:53 PM
Author: provocative onyx step-uncle's house

Anyone?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823021&forum_id=2Reputation#49602255)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 8:04 PM
Author: provocative onyx step-uncle's house

Go ahead and bomb this, I'm sure Musk and Palantir won't mind.

https://www.trendforce.com/news/2025/12/31/news-tsmc-may-fast-track-1-4nm-at-central-taiwan-science-park-as-2nm-yields-reportedly-beat-expectations/

Same article says Arizona won't get to 3nm till 2028. What's the hold-up? White people too stupid?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823021&forum_id=2Reputation#49595276)



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Date: January 17th, 2026 12:25 PM
Author: coiffed submissive menage dog poop

TSMC pays like $80K in skilled roles for 14 hour days

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823021&forum_id=2Reputation#49596392)



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Date: January 17th, 2026 1:26 PM
Author: provocative onyx step-uncle's house

Your theory is that no white people work at the Arizona fab? The pay is better in Taiwan? lol@ jews trying to think, kike

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823021&forum_id=2Reputation#49596556)



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Date: January 17th, 2026 5:28 PM
Author: Chest-beating Affirmative Action



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823021&forum_id=2Reputation#49597182)



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Date: January 17th, 2026 5:30 PM
Author: provocative onyx step-uncle's house

No one knows why white people can't make these chips? Really???

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823021&forum_id=2Reputation#49597187)



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Date: January 19th, 2026 7:05 PM
Author: Supple Plaza Background Story

Of course Americans feel entitled to Taiwanese technology.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823021&forum_id=2Reputation#49602131)