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		kragen on March 1, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Intel delays $28B Ohio chip fabs to 2030 "Diffused in China" chips are probably packaged in Malaysia.

alephnerd on March 1, 2025 [–]

Packaging began moving to China in the 2000s when Malaysia reached Mexico level salaries and costs, but it's returned to Malaysia (along with Thailand, Phillipines) after trade wars with South Korea and Japan happened.

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