https://www.anandtech.com/show/13277/globalfoundries-stops-all-7nm-developme... https://semiengineering.com/gf-puts-7nm-on-hold/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17854065 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17854014 What are the political implications of the entire world becoming so reliant on TSMC, with nearly all of its manufacturing concentrated in Taiwan? 1. Why aren't TSMC scattering their fabs across different continents - not only for political, but also to protect against natural disasters etc? 2. How much of the USA protection of Taiwan takes into account semiconductor manufacturing? 3. Who's inserting TOP SECRET backdoor masks?