Subj : Re: Bye Bye iPod
To   : Ennev
From : Nightfox
Date : Thu May 12 2022 12:37:06

  Re: Re: Bye Bye iPod
  By: Ennev to Nightfox on Thu May 12 2022 02:23 pm

 >> I
 >> thought they made the silicon wafers in the US, but then the wafers would
 >> typically be shipped to China (and maybe a couple other countries) that
 >> actually made the CPUs from the wafers.

 En> Yes, the wafer is where the art really is. cutting the wafer into chips and
 En> putting them in a package and attaching pins to it could be done anywhere.

I'd think etching the chips and cutting the wafers is really high-precision work, and you'd need good tools and knowledgeable workers to do that.

Nightfox

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