Vox is utter shit. The fact that this isn't obvious to them or their bone headed readership is telling. The jist of the article seems to be, "That makes sense, I understand why they would do something like this. It is totally rational!"
Recently for a small amount of their content. Personally the editorial choice of putting that particular article behind the paywall, considering how important it is to the moment we all face, is questionable.
The time-honored US tradition of writing new chapters of genocide of Palestinians through the new president, regardless of party. Forced evacuation is ethnic cleansing. Ethnic cleansing is a fancy word for genocide.
Yeah I know, talking a lot of blowhard talk. Chip die size was the arbitrary argument, but again, that just takes time. They are hedging their bet with a supposed ally with China being their big threat.
"TSMC will produce 3nm chips in the U.S., and Taiwan has already given TSMC the go-signal to manufacture 2nm chips abroad. "
OK. It is ahistorical and hyperbolic to say they may never do that. They also have their fabs i n Taiwan rigged to self destruct if they get invaded. They are setting up shop in a different country. As fab dies shrink they get harder to make, they are building expertise somewhere else in case.
This is what we get now that prats are running the US economy on adolescent IQs and emotions.