Comments by "genuinenness befitting" (@genuinennessbefitting4734) on "What’s behind US export controls on technology to China? | Inside Story" video.

  1. Before 2004, the United States led the world in semiconductor technology, and foundries had to pay IBM's technology license fees. But in 2004, TSMC took the lead in developing 0.13-micron copper process technology ahead of IBM, ushering in the era of Taiwan's semiconductor technology leading the world. In 2014, IBM withdrew from the foundry business, and TSMC considered buying IBM's fab in New York State. However, even though IBM's technology has lagged Taiwan by a decade, the US Department of Defense and IBM, still worried about the influx of already lagging American technology into Taiwan, rejected the deal. High-tech semiconductor technology is the result of Taiwan's efforts to develop, and now the United States claims to "bring back" semiconductor production to the United States.
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  2.  @inigoacha1166  Chip design is a capital-intensive industry, and labor costs are not substantial. So, TSMC is not taking advantage of cheap labor in the United States by setting up a factory in Arizona.
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  3.  @BenMeddeb  Cheap labor, do you know the PPP GDP in Taiwan is 68000? 40% will go to the US when receiving a salary, the tax rate is too high in the US, the income in your country is not accurate, but we get 100% salary in our pocket while salary around 70000 USD, chips engineers get 250000 per year after a few years work experience, it is not even cheap in the US
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  4. F-35 and many other military chips are made by TSMC, without exception.
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  5. Before 2004, the United States led the world in semiconductor technology, and foundries had to pay IBM's technology license fees. But in 2004, TSMC took the lead in developing 0.13-micron copper process technology ahead of IBM, ushering in the era of Taiwan's semiconductor technology leading the world. In 2014, IBM withdrew from the foundry business, and TSMC considered buying IBM's fab in New York State. However, even though IBM's technology has lagged Taiwan by a decade, the US Department of Defense and IBM, still worried about the influx of already lagging American technology into Taiwan, rejected the deal. High-tech semiconductor technology is the result of Taiwan's efforts to develop, and now the United States claims to "bring back" semiconductor production to the United States.
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  6. Intel has been producing chips uninterruptedly since 1971. Intel only switched to TSMC to purchase advanced chips in recent years. It did not purchase from Taiwan because Taiwan's chips are cheap, and Taiwan's chips are costly, as you said. Are you making excuses because of the decline of American technology? Your thinking is no different from that of backward China. You like spaciousness and save face.
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