Gina Raimondo responded in one way, not another. Morris Chang, founder of TSMC, confirmed some three years ago that if TSMC were occupied by the PLA, then manufacturing would stop instantly.
Morris described TSMC as a sophisticated system, including high-purity materials, high-end machines such as EUV, skilled workforces, etc., to produce advanced chips. Once the lattice is interrupted, no chips are produced, regardless of the cause: being taken over by someone or simply blockading the Strait. The advanced precision machines need maintenance and service from their manufacturers. Once the machines were occupied by any illegal party, they will not perform as expected.
美商務部長:中國若犯台掌控台積電 將毀滅美國經濟 中央社 20240509
美國商務部長雷蒙多(Gina Raimondo)今天表示,中國如果侵犯台灣,並且掌控台積電,將對美國經濟造成「絕對毀滅性」衝擊。
路透社報導,雷蒙多在美國眾議院聽證會上被問及,若中國武力犯台並掌控台積電造成的衝擊為何?她回應說:「這絕對是毀滅性的。」
雷蒙多拒絕評論上述情況將如何或會否發生,但她指出:「目前,美國有92%尖端晶片是從台灣的台積電購買。」
上個月,雷蒙多接受哥倫比亞廣播公司(CBS)新聞節目「60分鐘」(60 Minutes)訪問時曾表示:「我們擁有世上最先進的半導體。」
在主持人追問「我們」是否包括台灣時,雷蒙多回答:「可以這麼說。」