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On 6/18/2024 4:00 PM, john larkin wrote:
> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/major-chinese-semiconductor-company-goes-bankrupt-23-others-recently-withdrew-ipo-applications
> 
> Good grief. Crazy numbers.
> 

There's a surprisingly common perception that "everything electronic is 
made in China" vs. the reality that China's semiconductor industry is 
5-10 years behind the curve and for most every product with the word 
"CPU" or "GPU" in it they have a vanishingly small piece of the market.