News China Establishes $41 Billion Fund to Boost Fab Tool Makers

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China to subsidize domestic makers of chip production tools with $41 billion.

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[-Fran-]

Because of the way Chinese IP works, I think they may be able to catch up in a shorter amount of time than the US (and allies) think they will... This is leaving outside all tinfoil hat stuff about espionage.

Interesting and somewhat terrifying times ahead; Cold War 3.0.

This being said, and trying to take on the "upside"... I wonder what China will come up with by cracking the problems from another angle.

Regards.

 

[everettfsargent]

Maybe TH should stop pushing hate? Because every article you post on such matters immediately goes there now, whether TH likes it or not. Everyone that now see's these types of stories immediately starts pushing their own or others buttons, both explicitly and implicitly.

Stop, just stop.

 

[bit_user]

Because of the way Chinese IP works, I think they may be able to catch up in a shorter amount of time than the US (and allies) think they will...

And what way is that, given that you're clear about not suggesting espionage?

This being said, and trying to take on the "upside"... I wonder what China will come up with by cracking the problems from another angle.

You think they will? If they wanted to catch up as fast as possible, I think they'd just seek to replicate the tried and true techniques already proven to work. Trying to find different avenues to get there sounds like a way to waste a lot of time and money.

Besides, even though there are relatively few players, it's not as if we don't already still have competition in the sector.

 

[bit_user]

Maybe TH should stop pushing hate? Because every article you post on such matters immediately goes there now, whether TH likes it or not.

I disagree. While I have my own issues with aspects of some of these articles, if there's conflict happening in the world, then we should expect no less than for the media to cover it. Since the semiconductor industry is very relevant to other areas Tom's covers, it's appropriate that they cover the disputes and races in this sector.

If you want to take a principled stand against this coverage, vote with your clicks: simply don't read these articles or comment on them.

 

[everettfsargent]

I disagree. While I have my own issues with aspects of some of these articles, if there's conflict happening in the world, then we should expect no less than for the media to cover it. Since the semiconductor industry is very relevant to other areas Tom's covers, it's appropriate that they cover the disputes and races in this sector.

If you want to take a principled stand against this coverage, vote with your clicks: simply don't read these articles or comment on them.

Manufactured conflicts? So just don't raise objections, be quiet? 'merica has been trying to do that at least since its founding, somehow that abjectly has not worked to date. 🤨

 

[bit_user]

Manufactured conflicts? So just don't raise objections, be quiet?

If you're saying the media (like Toms) is creating these conflicts where none exist in reality, I think you're wrong on the facts.

If you're saying the conflict is created by the parties involved, I'd there's nothing so unusual about that. Furthermore, that wouldn't make the subject cease to be relevant to our interests and therefore newsworthy.