Pro@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 hours agoTrump says a 25% tariff "must be paid by Apple" on iPhones not made in the US, says he told Tim Cook long ago that iPhones sold in the US must be made in the USprogramming.devimagemessage-square249fedilinkarrow-up1688arrow-down124file-text
arrow-up1664arrow-down1imageTrump says a 25% tariff "must be paid by Apple" on iPhones not made in the US, says he told Tim Cook long ago that iPhones sold in the US must be made in the USprogramming.devPro@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 hours agomessage-square249fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareVari@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·12 hours agoIt would take MINIMUM 10 years to even come close to like 60% manufactured in US. And that’s assuming the US upends the entire global tech industry by coming even kind of close to TSMC’s chip manufacturing tech.
minus-squaremonotremata@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 hours agoGood news on the latter front, actually: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tsmc-expands-investments-in-the-u-s-to-usd165-billion-with-new-fabs-and-r-and-d-center-a-closer-look
It would take MINIMUM 10 years to even come close to like 60% manufactured in US. And that’s assuming the US upends the entire global tech industry by coming even kind of close to TSMC’s chip manufacturing tech.
Good news on the latter front, actually: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tsmc-expands-investments-in-the-u-s-to-usd165-billion-with-new-fabs-and-r-and-d-center-a-closer-look