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TSMC walks tightrope between US and China as Intel falls behind - CNN

TSMC plans to build a $12 billion factory in Arizona - CNN

Samsung plans $10bn 3nm Texas fsb

US restrictions on SMIC will strike at the heart of China's advanced chipmaking ambitions - CNN

F/F, a bit of light reading for all. I have no doubt that the sabre rattling of China over the last couple of days with it's fly bys thru the Taiwan Strait is a testing of Bidens mettle. I also have no doubt about the importance of the above articles. They tell a story. The race is on.
I'm going to put on my tin foil hat.
If BRN is evaluated by NASA as being fit for purpose, it goes without saying, DARPA will follow. Intel are major contractors to the US govt. By self admission, they are falling behind in tech development. If Intel aren't looking at BRN already, and I presume they are, then I suspect some pressure may come from behind closed doors to do so.
Like Trump, the USA don't like coming second.
GLTA