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The scale isn't really comparable. TSMC manufactures 5x more wafers than Intel, and the disparity is getting exponentially worse every year (see the chart at https://thecuberesearch.com/247-special-breaking-analysis-th...). In fact 30% of Intel's own production is outsourced to TSMC.


Sure but that's different than your original point.


The scale also isn’t linear.


The world isn’t the panning for the 2027 takeover.


Of what?


2027 is the date the CCP has announced for when it'll be militarily ready to invade Taiwan. Whether they actually do so or not is an open question.


Taiwan.


There's other reasons to think it, but 5x wafers on 8x staff seems within the realm of comparable.


My reading of the numbers it should be 0.8x staff. I think you’re off by an order of magnitude.


I sure am. Whoops.




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