The Flaw in Apple’s Plan to Make Chips in Arizona
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In December last year, Apple CEO Tim Cook traveled to Phoenix, stood with President Joe Biden in front of a high-profile factory Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. was constructing and said the facility would produce chips for the iPhone maker. The comments seemed to commit Apple to aid ...
  • judgeholden
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    9 months ago

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  • Addfwyn@lemmygrad.ml
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    10 months ago

    Friend of mine is working on that project, was actually relocated to the US for it, and it is apparently a mess. Among other things, they are apparently really struggling to find anyone who actually wants to work there.

    • keepcarrot [she/her]
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      10 months ago

      Why Arizona specifically? Aren't there better places in the US?

      • Addfwyn@lemmygrad.ml
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        10 months ago

        I talked with him about this before, and a big part was because Intel has a big presence there already so a lot of locals have education/experience in working with semiconductors. Which apparently isn't helping them find willing workers still. I would also wager there are probably tax incentives being given too, that is usually a big motivator for companies.

        • keepcarrot [she/her]
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          10 months ago

          Tax and some resource regulations maybe. I know that some places got jump-started in some industries because of lax water regulations.

  • Tankiedesantski [he/him]
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    10 months ago

    Americans can't even get their cheap knockoff version of Juche to work. Sad.