I would like to point out that TSMC for 40+ years has benefitted from huge government subsidy from Taiwan in addition to a Huge Defense (US Taxpayer) subsidy from the US. In this same time period, the US Government largely dropped funding of Semiconductor R&D (starting for sure in the 1990's). TSMC may be ahead of Intel in 2021. IT is because the US semiconductor industry has not been provided with R&D, job training, or educational resources afforded to Taiwan.
In the history of the US, we have been a giving and generous people. In regard to TSMC, Taiwan, and our Asian brothers and sisters, the US has been very generous with education, foreign defense support, and on the job training when you guys worked here. Please Morris, do not forget, you benefitted from an excellent education and work experience in the US before starting TSMC. We are pleased that you succeeded. Please please softly admit all contributions to TSMCs success. Instead of making a speech stating why Taiwan is superior (as this sounds racist) and further stating that there will be difficulty in the US regarding engineers and staffing for manufacturing, I would instead like to hear Morris say, "Thank you".
Soon Taiwan will be invaded by Mainland China. TSMC and life in Taiwan as we know it today will be lost. War itself will do much to reverse all gains and the leadership position of TSMC over the US and South Korea. Today, the US offers "a lifeline" and "phone a friend" by offering fab sites in Arizona. My suggestion is that instead of making an arrogant speech regarding why it is that Taiwan is 'better' than the US, that TSMC start to embrace the lifeline the US offers, and transition to the US. Certainly part of this transition should be human resource support to benefit your own factories as well as the entire US and World semiconductor ecosystem. TSMC should make educational support, job training programs, and friendly support of small company R&D part of its opening of its US facility. Finally, I would encourage TSMC to -not make- the mistakes Foxconn made in WI that were to accept large State and Local subsidy and then to actually decide to expand in Asia instead of the US.
If TSMC handles the opening if their fab correctly to include human capital investment and training at multiple levels, and actually does hire and train US people, they will be thankful and work for you. Note that when Foxconn hired people in November and laid-them-off in January just to meet year-end job goals required to receive incentive in the State of WI, Foxconn burned many bridges and converted good will of the local people to loathing.
The US still contains some of the very best semiconductor technologists, physicists, and engineers in the world. Taiwan has achieved its status today through consistent access to resources a sound defense for which it does not pay for, and hard work. I would encourage TSMC management to be more humble and thankful in their tone and eschew less venom toward the US, and unlike FoxConn actually make something of the opportunity presented to TSMC in AZ. Soon, mainland China will overtake Taiwan. If war destroys Taiwan itself, all that TSMC gains will potentially be destroyed. So politely Morris, please tread lightly in your speeches, remember your great ally, and repay our kindness with reasonable action.
In the history of the US, we have been a giving and generous people. In regard to TSMC, Taiwan, and our Asian brothers and sisters, the US has been very generous with education, foreign defense support, and on the job training when you guys worked here. Please Morris, do not forget, you benefitted from an excellent education and work experience in the US before starting TSMC. We are pleased that you succeeded. Please please softly admit all contributions to TSMCs success. Instead of making a speech stating why Taiwan is superior (as this sounds racist) and further stating that there will be difficulty in the US regarding engineers and staffing for manufacturing, I would instead like to hear Morris say, "Thank you".
Soon Taiwan will be invaded by Mainland China. TSMC and life in Taiwan as we know it today will be lost. War itself will do much to reverse all gains and the leadership position of TSMC over the US and South Korea. Today, the US offers "a lifeline" and "phone a friend" by offering fab sites in Arizona. My suggestion is that instead of making an arrogant speech regarding why it is that Taiwan is 'better' than the US, that TSMC start to embrace the lifeline the US offers, and transition to the US. Certainly part of this transition should be human resource support to benefit your own factories as well as the entire US and World semiconductor ecosystem. TSMC should make educational support, job training programs, and friendly support of small company R&D part of its opening of its US facility. Finally, I would encourage TSMC to -not make- the mistakes Foxconn made in WI that were to accept large State and Local subsidy and then to actually decide to expand in Asia instead of the US.
If TSMC handles the opening if their fab correctly to include human capital investment and training at multiple levels, and actually does hire and train US people, they will be thankful and work for you. Note that when Foxconn hired people in November and laid-them-off in January just to meet year-end job goals required to receive incentive in the State of WI, Foxconn burned many bridges and converted good will of the local people to loathing.
The US still contains some of the very best semiconductor technologists, physicists, and engineers in the world. Taiwan has achieved its status today through consistent access to resources a sound defense for which it does not pay for, and hard work. I would encourage TSMC management to be more humble and thankful in their tone and eschew less venom toward the US, and unlike FoxConn actually make something of the opportunity presented to TSMC in AZ. Soon, mainland China will overtake Taiwan. If war destroys Taiwan itself, all that TSMC gains will potentially be destroyed. So politely Morris, please tread lightly in your speeches, remember your great ally, and repay our kindness with reasonable action.