• village604
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    12 hours ago

    If the economy crashes, there’s a chance the chip fabs go under, especially if they’re holding the trillions in debt hot potato.

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      6 hours ago

      Eh, they’re sitting on tons of cash. Nvidia, AMD and the AI companies may pass debt around, but TSMC is being paid money for their services. RAM and NAND companies, too, made record profits last year.

      They’re expanding, but conservatively.

    • Jax@sh.itjust.works
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      6 hours ago

      If the economy crashes the tech sector goes with it - which you can bet would be paying for this person’s 5090.