Comment on ASML and TSMC Can Remotely Disable Chip Machines If China Invades Taiwan
canis_majoris@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
TSMC equipment only has the materials to function for about two weeks before needing a shipment of replacement parts for the fabs when they wear out.
CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 5 months ago
Yeah. Nothing lasts that long when put next to 400,000 degree plasma. The bigger risk is just know-how that the Chinese could take advantage of, either by employing former staff or copying what they find.