TSMC's 2021 capital spending was far larger than the industry expected, and the size of the jump was the news rather than the profit.

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• A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it. LTLip-Bu Tan18 Jun 2026semiconductors
• A homebuilt accelerator forces you to be your own operator; Nvidia systems are designed for anyone to operate, which is why they are in every cloud. JHJensen Huang15 Apr 2026semiconductors
• A semiconductor fab costs what it costs because it is a mass-production factory that has to hold atomic precision around the clock. BPBrian Potter3 May 2024semiconductors
• A semiconductor fab is mostly its tools; the building around them is the cheap part. BPBrian Potter3 May 2024semiconductors
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