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KeeperofDusk

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    KeeperofDusk got a reaction from thechinchinsong in Taiwan's GlobalWafers to build $2 billion foundry in Texas   
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    Taiwan's GlobalWafers (third largest semiconductor manufacturer with 16% market share) to build $2 billion foundry in Texas, expanding investment to $5 billion overtime. 
     
     
    Article also includes a brief walkthrough of the process of making semiconductors as well as an overview of the current global semiconductor market
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    It's an extremely huge deal for a foundry to be built in the US by a major semiconductor manufacturer, especially of this scale.
     
    In addition, I haven't seen a summary of the actual process of making semiconductors before, which is fascinating. 
     
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    https://asiatimes.com/2022/08/chips-act-lures-taiwans-globalwafers-to-texas/
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    KeeperofDusk got a reaction from Taf the Ghost in Taiwan's GlobalWafers to build $2 billion foundry in Texas   
    Summary
    Taiwan's GlobalWafers (third largest semiconductor manufacturer with 16% market share) to build $2 billion foundry in Texas, expanding investment to $5 billion overtime. 
     
     
    Article also includes a brief walkthrough of the process of making semiconductors as well as an overview of the current global semiconductor market
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    My thoughts
    It's an extremely huge deal for a foundry to be built in the US by a major semiconductor manufacturer, especially of this scale.
     
    In addition, I haven't seen a summary of the actual process of making semiconductors before, which is fascinating. 
     
    Sources
    https://asiatimes.com/2022/08/chips-act-lures-taiwans-globalwafers-to-texas/
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    KeeperofDusk got a reaction from NegerJoch in Thread For Tech Quickie Video Suggestions   
    An As Fast As Possible covering all of the typical video game graphics settings, visual representations of what they do, and how much performance each will use would be great.
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    KeeperofDusk reacted to Andrei Chiffa in Thread for Linus Tech Tips Video Suggestions   
    Seeing Linus building a lot of budget/mini but no compromise PCs, I would really love to see a dedicated budget build for people who need to do scientific computing. A notable application is Machine Learning.
    Some ideas:
     - GPU price/performance for Neural Network training (Pytorch/Tensorflow). There is definitely a ladder between a GTX 1650 Super and an Titan RTX (or a Quadro)
     - Intel vs AMD similarly-priced processors performance on BLAS/LAPACK/Sparse BLAS + Numpy/Scipy/C++/Fortran benchmarks (eg large matrix inversions)
     - An Anthony special for Linux and scientific libraries installation and debugging on AMD (I've seen a lot of problems with AMD for scientific applications on Linux over the last 3 years - some might still be relevant)
     - Ability to expand and scale both storage and RAM (some applications can be absolute RAM hogs; 10 GB Ethernet is often a bonus as well)
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    KeeperofDusk reacted to QuantumLeeP in Thread for Linus Tech Tips Video Suggestions   
    On a recent WAN Show, Linus mentioned interest in looking at / testing Sony's personal air conditioner. As soon as I saw it, I thought of an Embr Wave (I've got one that was part of their first production run from 2018, still in its original packaging, never used), which essentially is the same type of product as what Sony is producing, but it's a wrist worn device instead of back mounted. If you'd like to compare the performance of the Sony cooler against the Wave, you guys can have mine. I used another one for a bit, but never found it satisfying as a personal cooler, but others have made glowing reviews for the thing, so might be worth checking out. Box should weigh about a pound when shipped.
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