What Really Happened To Singapore's TSMC?

[Devil Within]

Singapore once had a real shot at building its own TSMC. Today, it produces none of the world’s most advanced chips. This is the untold story of how that happened.

 

[winners]

Singapore can never be a leader in Wafer Fab. Land is expensive, electricity is expensive and especially, water is expensive. Water usage is very high for wafer fabs.

 

[k1976]

Singapore can never be a leader in Wafer Fab. Land is expensive, electricity is expensive and especially, water is expensive. Water usage is very high for wafer fabs.

Lack of will and $$$$
Wafer Fab is an expensive game…u look at Germany and Nippon, u know

 

[laksaboy]

Sold off to the highest bidder. Similar to NOL.

The PAP regime could have sold off SPH/Shitty Times too, but totalitarian regimes need to take control of the media outlet for its propaganda value. The profit motive is disregarded.

 

[syed putra]

If its owned by the gahmen, dont expect much.

 

[nabeifuckpap]

ST Engineering and all its siblings are retirement villages for useless sinkies, you won't learn anything from working there

 

[Papsmearer]

PAP fuck up that we don't have a TMSC here.

 

[laksaboy]

PAP fuck up that we don't have a TMSC here.

Real innovation cannot happen in a totalitarian regime.

 

[birdie69]

Sold off to the highest bidder. Similar to NOL.

The PAP regime could have sold off SPH/Shitty Times too, but totalitarian regimes need to take control of the media outlet for its propaganda value. The profit motive is disregarded.

Should have closed down Mediacorp too, lousy drama production and uninteresting news.