Our auto industry is dependent on China.

[BigElCat]

The auto industry in the USA became dependent on Chinese integrated circuit chips. That is so wrong on many levels.

The situation is crippling the industry, damaging the US economy, and maybe even placing us at risk when it comes to military strategy.

It seems like we could ramp up IC chip production domestically.

[Dondilion]

Everything is dependent on China.

[Dondilion]

Military Strategy? Which country sells its best STEM slots to a potential opponent?

[BigElCat]

Originally Posted by Dondilion

Military Strategy? Which country sells its best STEM slots to a potential opponent?

I guess I should of said "Geo / Political / Economic strategy".

Which country has the USA dependent but suddenly can't provide ?

I hope our military vehicles are not designed with these chips. Like the soviet insistence on using vacuum tubes for decade, rather than switch to USA technology of transistors.

[Pio1980]

We made our own silicon transistors. Tubes are fine when/where appropriate.

[BigElCat]

Now we're talkin'.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/c...141923102.html

It shouldn't be like the new Toyota ignition keys; the ones that require a monthly subscription payment in order to start your car, at least not in our army tanks.

[RickeyM]

Originally Posted by BigElCat

The auto industry in the USA became dependent on Chinese integrated circuit chips. That is so wrong on many levels.

The situation is crippling the industry, damaging the US economy, and maybe even placing us at risk when it comes to military strategy.

It seems like we could ramp up IC chip production domestically.

Private enterprise is having chips made.
Private enterprise has the chips made where the costs are lowest for the highest profit.
It would take the government getting involved to bring the industry back here to be competitive in producing our own chips. Private enterprise isn't interested in the national good. Private enterprise doesn't want the government horning in on their business (and profits).

[Chicks]

Intel selects Ohio for ‘largest silicon manufacturing location on the planet’
Intel will spend at least $20 billion on new manufacturing hub near Columbus

https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/21/2...essor-shortage

Intel already has US factories across several states including Oregon, New Mexico, and Arizona. Ohio represents its first manufacturing expansion into a new state in over 40 years, the New York Times reports. Intel has been aggressively ramping up its investments in manufacturing capacity under its new CEO, who’s already announced a $20 billion expansion of the company’s existing Arizona complex.

[BigElCat]

Originally Posted by RickeyM

Private enterprise is having chips made.
Private enterprise has the chips made where the costs are lowest for the highest profit.
It would take the government getting involved to bring the industry back here to be competitive in producing our own chips. Private enterprise isn't interested in the national good. Private enterprise doesn't want the government horning in on their business (and profits).

This capitalism thing is out of control.

Y'all should appoint me as your dicktator.

[RickeyM]

Originally Posted by RickeyM

Private enterprise is having chips made.
Private enterprise has the chips made where the costs are lowest for the highest profit.
It would take the government getting involved to bring the industry back here to be competitive in producing our own chips. Private enterprise isn't interested in the national good. Private enterprise doesn't want the government horning in on their business (and profits).

Originally Posted by Chicks

Intel selects Ohio for ‘largest silicon manufacturing location on the planet’
Intel will spend at least $20 billion on new manufacturing hub near Columbus

https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/21/2...essor-shortage

Well shut my mouth The sooner we can get that silicon into products here the better. Now if we can only keep the politicians away.