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		nicoburns on Feb 23, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Qualcomm to give all its 3nm AP foundry work to TS... Not sure if it's true, but I've heard that Taiwan has already rigged all of TSMCs facilities with explosives specifically to deter Chinese invasion.

thedougd on Feb 23, 2022 [–]

I wonder if a few smoke bombs in the clean rooms would be enough?

sgc on Feb 23, 2022 | [–]

It is certainly not hard to destroy the machines. But getting the expertise and data is worth a lot anyways, if you are already at this stage.

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