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minus-squaremoujikman [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·11 months agoChina doesn’t need to produce the fast chips because their comparative advantage is in quantity manufacturing.
minus-squareu_tamtam@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoSure thing, until you realize that China isn’t that big at all as the 5th largest producer of semiconductors behind Taiwan, Korea, Japan and the USA: https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/semiconductor-manufacturing-by-country
minus-squarecarl_marks_1312 [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·11 months ago Top 5 Countries That Produce the Most Semiconductors: Taiwan South Korea Japan United States China China is listed as the largest and 5th largest in your source
China doesn’t need to produce the fast chips because their comparative advantage is in quantity manufacturing.
Sure thing, until you realize that China isn’t that big at all as the 5th largest producer of semiconductors behind Taiwan, Korea, Japan and the USA:
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/semiconductor-manufacturing-by-country
China is listed as the largest and 5th largest in your source