It’s not really viable. There are effectively 4 fabs that actually manufacture RAM dies (Samsung, SK Hynix, Micron and now YMTC). Everyone else is just a vendor that uses underlying die fabricated by these companies to produce finished modules. The supply chain issue is silicon dies, not end products.
Do you really expect companies that can’t afford to do even simple assembly in the US to actually invest in manufacturing fabs that require endless amount of cash flow? It’s not software where you can generate cash from the thin air via service fees.
They can afford assembly in the US but it is cheaper to do it foreign. If foreign assembly was suddenly 8x more expensive, Apple would build their own assembly.
The ram prices makes fabs cost effective for a company like Apple because the current situation isn’t going away in a few years. And Apple owning their own fab doesn’t necessarily mean made local. They will do whatever is cost effective.
It’s not really viable. There are effectively 4 fabs that actually manufacture RAM dies (Samsung, SK Hynix, Micron and now YMTC). Everyone else is just a vendor that uses underlying die fabricated by these companies to produce finished modules. The supply chain issue is silicon dies, not end products.
Companies like Google and Apple are big enough to start their own fabs. Apple is 6 times larger than Intel.
Do you really expect companies that can’t afford to do even simple assembly in the US to actually invest in manufacturing fabs that require endless amount of cash flow? It’s not software where you can generate cash from the thin air via service fees.
They can afford assembly in the US but it is cheaper to do it foreign. If foreign assembly was suddenly 8x more expensive, Apple would build their own assembly.
The ram prices makes fabs cost effective for a company like Apple because the current situation isn’t going away in a few years. And Apple owning their own fab doesn’t necessarily mean made local. They will do whatever is cost effective.