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Water shortages loom over future semiconductor fabs in Arizona
“As part of the scramble to end … the global dearth in semiconductor chips — both Intel and TSMC plan to open new facilities in Arizona. But they’re setting up shop just as one of the worst droughts in decades grows worse across the Western US.”
August 18, 2021
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