Keep the Einsteins Together, Spread the Capacity
TSMC and ASML hold extraordinary process, equipment, metrology, and manufacturing knowledge. A consortium can keep those disciplines in one tightly connected scientific forum, then transfer stable 250-to-130-nanometer processes into controlled local production sites.
Mature nodes support control systems, industrial electronics, vehicles, infrastructure, education, and countless products that do not require the newest geometry. More local fabs would turn that demand into regional capability.
Build a Larger Semiconductor Network
Central coordination can set recipes, equipment standards, training, quality systems, and continuous improvement. Distributed sites can shorten supply lines, expand output, and cultivate local engineering talent without fragmenting the core research community.
Semiconductor leaders, governments, universities, and manufacturing partners can build this consortium now. The opportunity reaches beyond democratization: it creates durable capacity.
Build the Fabrication Path Behind A TSMC-ASML Consortium for Distributed Fabs
The Missing Maker Fab carries this work into the tools and processes required to fabricate fast active devices locally.