[photochemsyn]

The stated reason for delaying the fab construction is a lack of skilled labor in the USA, which does make sense - that's what happens when you hollow out domestic manufacturing in the name of increased corporate profits from outsourcing.

> "“There is an insufficient amount of skilled workers” with the expertise to build a chip factory, TSMC chairman Mark Liu complained during a call with analysts. The executive warned the company might have to fly in “experienced technicians from Taiwan to train the local skilled workers for a short period of time.”"

https://fortune.com/2023/07/21/tsmc-complains-cant-find-enou...

[coredog64]

Insufficient at the price TSMC is willing to pay for all those hours.

The neighborhood around ASU in Tempe, AZ is chock full of fabs that have been built or expanded recently. Please take the “hollowed out workforce” to a different discussion where it actually applies.