Yeah, the May issue of Wired magazine had a lengthy portrayal of TSMC as a company and their work ethic apparently made it very difficult to bring in American employees of TSMC to the HQ in Taiwan. Considering EU labor laws and German work-life balance priorities, not sure how well this can go 😅
thanks for pointing that out, interesting insights in that article, but wow that was the worst piece of writing I had to endure in a long time. It's amazing how you can say so little with so much text.
Yeeeaaaahhhhh, I usually enjoy Virginia Heffernan's writing, but this piece was something else. Too dreamy and poetic for most of it. Like, I get that you metaphorically stared God in the face considering the nano-tech going on in TSMC's fabs and that you want to convey a sense of absolute awe... but it gets tiring really fast
I guess it makes sense for them to diversify their plant locations given the uncertainties around Taiwan/China relations. Germany also has quite a lot of know-how in microfabrication and there's already a non-insignificant cluster of companies in the sector. I guess that's why Intel decided to go there and it makes sense for TSMC to do so at some point. In any case, we're talking over a 10+ years horizon.
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genfood@feddit.de · 19 pts · 3y
It’s important for Germany and the EU too.
LetterboxPancake@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 3y
Curious how they will understand and adapt to German work ethics and laws.
maynarkh@feddit.nl · 10 pts · 3y
They will just outsource the actual manufacturing to Easter European countries with atrocious labor laws.
I hope I'm not right.
DrFuggles@feddit.de · 9 pts · 3y
Yeah, the May issue of Wired magazine had a lengthy portrayal of TSMC as a company and their work ethic apparently made it very difficult to bring in American employees of TSMC to the HQ in Taiwan. Considering EU labor laws and German work-life balance priorities, not sure how well this can go 😅
driest@feddit.de · 1 pts · 3y
thanks for pointing that out, interesting insights in that article, but wow that was the worst piece of writing I had to endure in a long time. It's amazing how you can say so little with so much text.
DrFuggles@feddit.de · 2 pts · 3y
Yeeeaaaahhhhh, I usually enjoy Virginia Heffernan's writing, but this piece was something else. Too dreamy and poetic for most of it. Like, I get that you metaphorically stared God in the face considering the nano-tech going on in TSMC's fabs and that you want to convey a sense of absolute awe... but it gets tiring really fast
Bastelwombat@feddit.de · 4 pts · 3y
Is chip production labor intensive? My guess would be that the labor is negligible, compared to the cost for machines, knowhow etc.
Artraxon@feddit.de · 5 pts · 3y
Yes, it is. Of course a lot of things are automated, but the amount of effort needed to run a fan efficiently is just insane.
Here's a video about the exactly same discussion, just with regards to the US
https://youtu.be/jlAWx_X5opA
fouc@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
I guess it makes sense for them to diversify their plant locations given the uncertainties around Taiwan/China relations. Germany also has quite a lot of know-how in microfabrication and there's already a non-insignificant cluster of companies in the sector. I guess that's why Intel decided to go there and it makes sense for TSMC to do so at some point. In any case, we're talking over a 10+ years horizon.
Ninmi@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 3y
I just don't want us to forget about Taiwan in the process. That chip dependency does seem to bring them a fair bit of safety guarantees.
Tywele@feddit.de · 3 pts · 3y
That would be great