The good part of any #NonCompeteClause in #Germany is that those are null and void if the former #Employer doesn't pay them as if they were still employed for the duration of their clause, since it restricts their ability to earn the same amount of #income.
And I think that's a valid balance between preventing competitiors from "hiring away key personnel" and the ability for small businesses to defend themselves against "hostile corrosion" tactics...
Him being a convicted #capitalist who is #consistent in his logic and understanding makes him if not agreeable at least respectable and acceptable, since he's not nitpicking only the aspects he likes and disregards what he dislikes.
Microchip giant TSMC will open its first ever European plant.
The complex will be based in the German city of Dresden and is expected to be a project worth more than €10 billion that will strengthen the continent's position in the strategic industrial sector.
TSMC will own 70% of the project and will work with three European partners, the Dutch company NXP and the German Infineon and Bosch, each with a 10% stake.
The #MSM focuses on negative news cuz it gets the clicks. It gets its head stuck in the sand and then is surprised at the great economy we’re experiencing.
I’m not surprised. #Biden told us over and over that the #IRA and #CHIPS would create a #BidenBoom. No surprise
Departments of Commerce and Defense agree to increase information sharing to closely coordinate on the #CHIPS for America’s incentives program, “ensuring that their respective investments position the U.S. to produce semiconductor chips essential to national security and defense programs.”
Chips are vital for our economic security.
EU & Japan to boost #resilience of the #Chips supply chain, including an “early warning” mechanism to prevent any disruptions — notably in critical raw materials components.
Glad to sign 🇪🇺🇯🇵 memorandum with #METI Minister Nishimura. https://t.co/QMmhroBlDe
A RISC-V chip with with secret RTL (not to mention the layout) does not qualify as open-hardware. Otherwise MS Word would be open-source software just because it implements the Open Document Format (ODF).
Apple and Samsung line up to invest in Arm (www.theverge.com)
Arm’s biggest customers will be its investors.
Report: Apple buys every 3 nm chip that TSMC can make for next-gen iPhones and Macs (arstechnica.com)
TSMC is said to eat the cost of defective chips so it can keep Apple's business.
TSMC Arizona chip production delayed from 2024 to 2025 (9to5mac.com)
The start of TSMC Arizona chip production – which will include chips for older Apple devices – has now been...
What a beautiful non rainy day in Birmingham, accompanied with some tasty bri'ish cusine. #blessed
The War for Computing Power Is In Full Swing (www.youtube.com)
Based on a book "Chip War" by Chris Miller