> Company CEO Pat Gelsinger says semiconductor firms need subsidies to invest domestically — but there’s little guarantee the giveaway will actually help.
I mean, I don't think he's wrong. Who wrote the checks for TSMC? Who invested in Samsung's fabs, or Germany's domestic foundries? If the US wants to play ball in the semiconductor industry, they need the value proposition to be more attractive than the preexisting fabs.
I mean, I don't think he's wrong. Who wrote the checks for TSMC? Who invested in Samsung's fabs, or Germany's domestic foundries? If the US wants to play ball in the semiconductor industry, they need the value proposition to be more attractive than the preexisting fabs.