Why do semiconductor fabs cost so much? Billions of dollars seems kind of overkill.
Still I wouldn't be surprised that TSMC will be gutted by the US and get their tech stolen just to prop up failing Intel. That pretty much what super powers do, US has planned this really well making sure key component are all made in the US. Like the needed materials and the light source ASML uses for their EUV device.
https://spectrum.ieee.org/semiconductors/devices/how-the-fat...