Novel Marketing How a War Between China and Taiwan Would Change Reading, Writing, and Publishing
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Feb 22, 2023 AI Snips
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Taiwan Chips and China Assembly Create One Fragile Chain
- Modern electronics rely on Taiwan-made advanced chips and Chinese assembly, creating a single fragile supply chain.
- TSMC in Taiwan makes 3nm–5nm chips while Foxconn in China assembles iPhones, so a split would halt smartphone production worldwide.
Intel Can Help Laptops But Not High-End Phone Chips
- Intel and other non-Taiwan fabs can partially fill laptop/server chip gaps but lag in energy-efficient smartphone processes.
- TSMC currently leads on 3nm/5nm processes; Intel may regain some laptop share but can't quickly replace phone chip capacity.
Indie Print On Demand Shields Authors From China Risks
- Traditional printed books often get printed in China, but indie POD books are printed locally, making indie authors less exposed to global print disruptions.
- China dominates certain specialty papers like Bible paper while the US is a major pulp exporter, so effects vary by format.