[ansk]

I can only imagine what the Taiwanese can do in Arizona. Truly a synergy for the ages.

[foobarian]

Maybe that's why yields there are better? [1]

[1] https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/ts...

[dwd]

Once you're in a air-conditioned environment the outside world doesn't matter.

More likely he compared the 4nm yield to the 3nm yield in Taiwan?

[eru]

The moisture of the outside world might not matter. But aircon doesn't protect you from earthquakes, alas.

[Gracana]

Yep, you need to install a ground conditioner for that.

[high_na_euv]

So, how many earthquakes there were?

[eru]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Tainan%E2%80%93Chiayi_ear... has a recent example. Google or your favourite LLM can easily give you more or even a complete list of earthquakes in Taiwan.

[high_na_euv]

I meant this part of USA

[dluan]

China Airlines recently opened a new direct flight route between Taoyuan and Phoenix. They've been plastering it all over their plane signage. I thought it was funny that the flight must be pretty empty other than the handful of TSMC employees that need to go there.

[khuey]

Apparently China Airlines and Starlux are both going to fly that route next year. I have a hard time imagining there's demand for one let alone both.

[sam_goody]

Phoenix is the fifth largest city in the United States. It is also one of the major hubs of the west, being in a good location (midway north), having good weather for planes, and having America West headquartered there.

I would think there should be plenty of traffic going through there to Taiwan, similar to the amount going through a hub such as Chicago or NY.

[dangus]

From Wikipedia:

PHX was the 11th-busiest airport in the United States in terms of passenger boardings and 35rd-busiest in the world in 2024. The airport serves as a hub for American Airlines and a base for Frontier Airlines and Southwest Airlines.

[dluan]

Earlier this year Eva Air also announced a direct route to Dallas, supposedly starting next month. At the time I felt like it was a tariff negotiation tactic because that one also does not make sense.

[iszomer]

FYI to all: China Airlines is a Taiwanese company (ROC) and has no affiliation with mainland China (PRC).

[_carbyau_]

Then why would nations around the world protect Taiwan?

[coliveira]

Why do you think the Chinese people from Taiwan want to do anything in Arizona? They're there just to placate the orange guy's rage. They'll never do anything special there.