• realitista@lemm.ee
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    16 days ago

    The main thing they can’t do is 4nm fab. That’s what the US is trying to prevent.

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      16 days ago

      If you think they don’t know how you’re delusional. First research is globally shared and second, China has always found ways to get information they need from companies, either because they just give it to them or because US accept people that will give information back to China.

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        16 days ago

        Everybody knows how to produce the chips. The problem is getting your hands on new ASML machines without the USA finding out.

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          16 days ago

          Exactly. It takes tens of thousands of discrete pieces of technology from hundreds of companies in 30+ countries to put a fab together. If you are missing a piece, no fab for you. So yes, if you can manage to block some part of that chain, you can effectively block that fab from being built.