18 pointsby naves9 hours ago1 comment
  • onetokeoverthe8 hours ago
    does taiwan count as domestic?
    • tdeck8 hours ago
      I'm not sure why this is so heavily downvoted - it's an interesting question. The PRC's official position is that Taiwan is part of China, so perhaps Taiwanese equipment does count.
      • jocaal8 hours ago
        I don't think many equipment makers are Taiwanese. The names I am familiar with are KLA from the US. Tokyo Electron from Japan and ASML from Netherlands. TSMC buys equipment from them and build the fabs. The PRC wants complete vertical integration.
    • rasz4 hours ago
      Equipment not product. It started with money going to R&D and scams like epic HSMC https://www.chinatalk.media/p/billion-dollar-heist-how-scamm... but Chinese are patient and real innovation eventually rises to the top. Case in point Made in China 2025 - looked like pipe dream 10 years ago, yet became bitter reality for western component manufacturers.