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As I understand it, auto manufacturers tend to use older semiconductor technology in their vehicles. But the semiconductor manufacturers have very little interest in upping their production capacity for those older semiconductor manufacturing processes because the profits lie with the latest and greatest tech, not the older stuff.
We know the US is working hard to ramp up domestic semiconductor production capacity, but it doesn't make sense to me that these new facilities will be used to produce what is essentially "legacy" technology. That means manufacturers will be forced to adopt newer and pricier semiconductor products in their new vehicles, and that will drive up vehicle costs.
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