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G3sch4n t1_itywfce wrote

Reply to comment by Specialist_Teacher81 in TSMC says efforts to rebuild US semiconductor industry are doomed to fail by 0wed12

It is a security issue first. Modern military hardware uses a shit load of chips. So if necessary it would have to be subsidized until is financially viable.

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[deleted] t1_itz50qr wrote

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narciblog t1_itz8oaw wrote

Without Wi-Fi, how is my coffee maker going to download firmware updates?

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ThankFSMforYogaPants t1_itzmma0 wrote

Military stuff is crazy low volume. Unit costs would be astronomical.

And security vulnerabilities in IoT devices are a systemic risk. They create vectors for attack.

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vhu9644 t1_itz8s07 wrote

Well you’re half right.

Nothing stops is from making these chips commercially. But right now we just don’t know how to make these chips at a competitive yield. Sure we can make chips that work at the highest level. They just also come with a much larger failure rate than is competitively viable.

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patrickstarpenishead t1_itzbh7n wrote

I work defense. The amount of money we have to spend to get US made chips is absurd. Every part has to be domestic.

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