TSMC in Japan: Things to know about its chip factory plans
So basically, another billion dollars worth of business for ASML and other suppliers of equipment that TSMC needed?What I do wonder though, given ASML is a Dutch company, why no European governments are cooperating to start a new, European-owned chip foundry on European soil when the equipment is to a large degree manufactured in Europe. Something similar to Airbus/EADS in terms of setup.Yes, there are GlobalFoundries and Bosch investing in "Silicon Saxony" aka Dresden, but the former is a US company owned by Emirati oil money and the latter is targeted to produce automotive chips. Europe needs independence from the US and security from China going full bonkers regarding Taiwan.