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by BurningFrog 632 days ago
From what I read the overriding factor was geological stability. Apparently these factories are very sensitive to vibrations. I guess when you do precision work at nanometer scale these things matter.

Arizona isn't water rich, but it manages to keep the 4 million people around Phoenix hydrated, so there is water.

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> From what I read the overriding factor was geological stability.

Guess they are tired of dealing with all of Taiwan's earthquakes.