• bort_simp_son [she/her]
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    3 years ago

    That's some delicious copeium.

    Every corporation on earth: "why shouldn't we just buy China's chips if they're cheaper?"

    American PMC's: "they don't have our quality customer service..."

    Every corporation on earth: "LOL. LMAO."

    • JuryNullification [he/him]
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      edit-2
      3 years ago

      ASML is a Dutch company. They don’t manufacture chips, they manufacture the production tools that manufacture chips for customers like Intel, Samsung, etc.

      • spectre [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        The machines are incredibly complicated too, which is why support from the manufacturer could indeed be a factor in keeping things running. It's a very solvable problem, though, especially if the government or company are willing to fund the development well enough to train a large staff of support engineers.