Are chips coming available?
Just saw this article. Toyota has apparently secured enough chips to ramp production back up. Toyota Those running with smaller trailers may find it interesting, but have to wonder if this will no...
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FWC wrote:
Not even Apple makes it's own processors/ICs, they license the architecture from ARM in the UK and have the chips made by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC).
Apple has a very unique licensing agreement with ARM. No one knows exactly what is says, but no one else has such a good agreement !
Apple spent big bucks hiring the best chip designers they could. Their primary goal was to design integrated graphics (they are currently working hard at designing modems now in order to get out of an unfavorable license agreement). They have, with ARM's blessing, included a few changes into the basic architecture of the processor core. I am not sure if ARM is passing this on to other customers.
The real point is, no auto company would pony up the salary to get "the best and the brightest" IC designers. Even if the dangled huge $$$, would those people leave Silcon Valley (or the Texas Silicon Area) to move to the Midwest ????
And as stated, manufacturing those chips is whole different story.
Ford gave up making steel many years ago. Last I heard (over 20 years ago) Ford does NOT cast/forge any iron/steel or aluminum.
