On Sat, 17 Oct 2026 23:27:07 +0000 (UTC) Eric Marceau via linux <linux [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org> wrote: > Hardware Level > Since Canada >>had<< fab capability for chips, with each of Nortel, > Newbridge, SR Telecom,__JDS Uniphase, etc. don't we have capability in > Canada to quickly deploy a factory for RISC-V based chipsets to build > our own computers? Short answer: No. Long answer: No. The chipmaking facilities we have and had in Canada are many, many generations behind modern fabs. We probably could make a RISC-V processor that ran at 300MHz and consumed lots of power, but that's a bit pointless. > If not, couldn't Canada come up with its own > computer chipset and work thru Infineon Technologies (German) to > produce a chipset that would eliminate the reliance on US based tech? Sure, if we wanted to spend untold billions of dollars. A RISC-V chip manufactured by TSMC in Taiwan is probably about as good as it gets. Regards, Dianne. To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscribe [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org To get help send a blank message to linux+help [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org