Two points to counter the snark: 1. The output of a "chip manufacturing" process is a wafer. There is absolutely further assembly (bonding, packaging) done on

Two points to counter the snark: 1. The output of a "chip manufacturing" process is a wafer. There is absolutely further assembly (bonding, packaging) done on this output. 2. The chips themselves are not for the end user's consumption. They are assembled into a product, a "consumer electronic".