TechArizona’s lifeline for chip manufacturing is drying up
An unprecedented drought is shrinking the Colorado River, and Arizona is set to lose more than a quarter of the water it normally draws from it. As TSMC and Intel expand water-intensive factories for advanced AI chips, rising scarcity and costs are intensifying disputes over infrastructure and how water should be used.
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Arizona’s lifeline for chip manufacturing is drying up
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