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[โ€“] [email protected] 112 points 5 months ago (14 children)

I think that behind those "oh, it's 30 years old" people miss one thing:

350nm chips are perfectly alright for many things. Simple controllers, chips inside various appliances, even some of the simpler military tech can absolutely rely on those chips.

It is way more than nothing.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Plus I would guess that few country could also rebuild the whole manufacturing process in a few years?

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