From a business perspective: more control over the manufacturing process and less risk of getting hit by tariffs
helenslunch@feddit.nl 1 day ago
That’s great but, honest question: why?
Quill7513@slrpnk.net 1 day ago
helenslunch@feddit.nl 1 day ago
How does being in the US give you more control over manufacturing?
Tariffs are not new.
catloaf@lemm.ee 1 day ago
Tariffs change. Especially when Trump or another nutcase is in office.
halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Tariffs in general aren’t new, but Trump’s tariffs were applied haphazardly and poorly determined because he doesn’t understand what they are. Avoiding that uncertainty entirely is a good idea.
Quill7513@slrpnk.net 1 day ago
Not about being in the us specifically. But about keeping your manufacturing near your entire supply chain.
But the uncertainty of what will come soon for tariffs is
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Less risk of tariffs on China, less risk of supply chain disruptions like with the pandemic, takes advantage of incentives from the US government, and is something that is cool to advertise.
QBertReynolds@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Apple wants to cut down on counterfeiting. The US wants to prevent supply chain issues and reduce reliance on foreign chip production. The wiki article on the CHIPS Act is a pretty good overview: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHIPS_and_Science_Act
PenisDuckCuck9001@lemmynsfw.com 1 day ago
Who the fuck is counterfeiting a cpu that only 2 factories in the world can make?
QBertReynolds@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Perhaps unauthorized is a better word than counterfeit. The manufacturing process for CPUs often yields less than ideal chips. Perhaps they don’t hit the clock speed they’re supposed to, or maybe they consume too much power. Those chips are supposed to be discarded, but they often find their way to the black market. Sometimes those chips aren’t even failures. If a fab overproduces, they’re not just going to give Apple the extra chips. These are the things Apple worries about, and they view it as far less likely to happen if those chips are made in the US.
I should also point out that the CPU isn’t the only chip that TSMC makes for Apple. Apple wants to make sure they’re getting a cut of every replacement part that gets sold. You can’t even swap screens on two brand new iPhones without Apple giving you a hard time.
fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Multiple sources of production.
We learned during concentrating all of your production in one small country wasn’t a good idea. Plus having multiple sources has always been suggested in case anything goes wrong with one company you can still have some production.
helenslunch@feddit.nl 1 day ago
Sure but there are other countries that also have cheaper manufacturing rates.
fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Those countries probably didn’t pay 5.5 billion dollars for TSMC to build a new facility in their country.
ABCDE@lemmy.world 1 day ago
And are susceptible to interference. Samsung is also building huge manufacturing infrastructure in the US.
Hawk@lemmynsfw.com 1 day ago
Yeah that’s been my least favourite experience with Lemmy.
Many replies are hostile and highly opinionated.
I don’t have an answer for your question but it was a good question and it made me curious.
I’m in favour of domestic production but I would always want more information about it.
ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Because the U.S. government gave them $6.6 billion to do it under the CHIPS Act: reuters.com/…/tsmc-wins-66-bln-us-subsidy-arizona…
With TSMC, it’s insurance against China invading Taiwan but Intel (and probably everyone else) got a load of subsidies too. After the chip shortage during the pandemic and Russia invading Ukraine, chip production became a national security issue.
helenslunch@feddit.nl 1 day ago
Mystery solved, I suppose!