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Mr_ToDo t1_jaeouvh wrote

Reply to comment by Akiasakias in The U.S. needs more than the CHIPS Act to stay ahead of China: MIT report by Vailhem

I wonder how America would ever compete on the low end. There are 10 cent Risc-V microcontrollers available. It's kind of wild

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Akiasakias t1_jaerdef wrote

It is a problem, but consider this. Mexican labor is now cheaper than Chinese labor and they are going through the largest buildout of industrial capacity in their history.

Not to mention the rest of south east Asia is still dirt cheap for mass production.

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