Trucks of fresh water used to feed Taiwan's semiconductors as crops left to die in punishing drought

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The world’s largest microchip maker is buying tanker trucks full of water to keep its plant going as farmers struggle to make ends meet during the worst drought in the history of Taiwan.

The Taiwanese government this week said it would tighten water rationing from June 1 in the semiconductor making hubs of Hsinchu and Taichung if there is no significant rainfall by then. This would require companies to cut water consumption by 17 per cent.

Chip manufacturing requires a significant amount of water, and the shortfall in Taiwan, the rainswept island that hasn't seen a typhoon in the last last year, has sounded alarm bells across the world.

The global economy is suffering from a major shortage of semiconductors that are key to almost all consumer appliances and vehicles.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trucks-fresh-water-used-feed-130941849.html

[jimfields33]

1. The future will be a mess as more and more semiconductors are needed

First. I’d take them out of appliances that don’t need them. Refrigerator for one. Ridiculous to have them. Washing machines and dryers. Out they go. Do we really need them in cars? We lived without the for decades. I’d say phones are really the only necessity. If we don’t stop this now, it will become increasingly harder.

[Fullduplexxx]

2. We lived without semi-conductored phones for decades as well

[jimfields33]

5. Not sure the going back to cord would be popular

You do admit there are items that are not necessary. We will run out of these resources eventually. Not particularly great for the environment either.

[NickB79]

3. You can get Wifi-equipped grills now

Like I need to control how well done my burger is from my living room.

[jimfields33]

4. So incredibly ridiculous