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So, at first we encouraged military companies mergers to save our money (back from 1980s?) and left only with a few monopolies, then suddenly there is only one

by kds3 7y ago

So, at first we encouraged military companies mergers to save our money (back from 1980s?) and left only with a few monopolies, then suddenly there is only one company that can make our military chips? What a surprise! And now we have to pay premium to have them made on our soil? Same situation with non-military monopolies and near-monopolies.

vonmoltke 7y ago
It was the 90s, and the only major defense contractor that had large fabs for digital chips was TI. The consolidation had little effect on where the chips are made.