By the time nuclear war happens, most chip manufacturing capability will be underground or in hidden sites and therefore not targeted.
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NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 3 months agoYeah, chip fabs are exactly why I think computers would need more time. I’m not super familiar with this, but I’d wager such a factory can only be built using tools and machines that come from other specialized factories, and so on maybe 3 levels down before you get to a relatively rudimentary manufacturing process that can be reasonably achieved within a few years. It would take a lot to get that back up and running.
intensely_human@lemm.ee 3 months ago
NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 3 months ago
How could you be sure of any of that? For all we know, nuclear war could start tomorrow. Or, a bit more realistically, next year. How fast can these factories be built?
Zoot@reddthat.com 3 months ago
However… Just think about how many chips are currently just sitting around… Between scrapping and searching you would likely be just fine for a few decades.
Mammothmothman@lemmy.ca 3 months ago
EMP would fry most of them though.
Zoot@reddthat.com 3 months ago
Only if they were currently running, and I’m willing to guess the vast majority of reusable/scrap chips will be unpowered in the event of an EMP.
Replacing all working electronics with new boards would definitely be a task. But unless we get an massive flare from the sun I hardly think that’ll be an issue.