> I really don't think you can just import scientists and engineers and essentially develop TSMC.
I think it's more a question of being willing to spend the money you need to stay at the cutting edge. Based purely on market logic, you can't build a TMSC because it would be too expensive and risky for modern-day capitalist investors to contemplate.
But if you have resources and don't care about making a profit in the market (like a government), you can do it eventually.
> It's not the sixties anymore, Intel has a massive R&D budget but they are not currently able to compete with TSMC. Technology is also quite advanced, I doubt it's just a few years of R&D.
I don't think Intel is "not able" to compete, but rather they took a costly mis-step. IIRC, TMSC took a more slow-and-steady approach, while Intel was too ambitious and its plan failed, so now it has to backtrack.
> In fact, it's so expensive, there are only a few factories on earth capable on producing those chips.
IIRC, they basically build a new factory each time the technology advances, so that's not as much of a limitation than it sounds.
I think it's more a question of being willing to spend the money you need to stay at the cutting edge. Based purely on market logic, you can't build a TMSC because it would be too expensive and risky for modern-day capitalist investors to contemplate.
But if you have resources and don't care about making a profit in the market (like a government), you can do it eventually.
> It's not the sixties anymore, Intel has a massive R&D budget but they are not currently able to compete with TSMC. Technology is also quite advanced, I doubt it's just a few years of R&D.
I don't think Intel is "not able" to compete, but rather they took a costly mis-step. IIRC, TMSC took a more slow-and-steady approach, while Intel was too ambitious and its plan failed, so now it has to backtrack.
> In fact, it's so expensive, there are only a few factories on earth capable on producing those chips.
IIRC, they basically build a new factory each time the technology advances, so that's not as much of a limitation than it sounds.