☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to sino • 4 months agoThe rogue province of Taiwan is paying farmers to not grow rice because they need the water for AI chip manufacturing instead.imagemessage-square2 fedilinkarrow-up140file-textcross-posted to: china@lemmygrad.mlchina@lemmy.ml
arrow-up140imageThe rogue province of Taiwan is paying farmers to not grow rice because they need the water for AI chip manufacturing instead.☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to sino • 4 months agomessage-square2 Commentsfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: china@lemmygrad.mlchina@lemmy.ml
https://www.npr.org/2023/04/13/1169462995/taiwan-makes-tough-decisions-as-it-faces-its-worst-drought-in-nearly-a-century
minus-squareProletarianDictator [none/use name]hexbear3·4 months agowhy is manufacturing chips so water intensive? link
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlhexagonhexbear4·4 months agomostly cleaning the wafers and stuff https://www.wired.com/story/want-to-win-a-chip-war-youre-gonna-need-a-lot-of-water/ linkfedilink
why is manufacturing chips so water intensive?
mostly cleaning the wafers and stuff https://www.wired.com/story/want-to-win-a-chip-war-youre-gonna-need-a-lot-of-water/