There are a bunch of interesting accounts which basically boil down to the following: you can do in Shenzhen in a few days that which would take weeks to months in the US or EU (well, most of western civilization). Take "Ten Days in Shenzhen" at https://www.karimyaghmour.com/blog/2018/01/ten-days-in-shenz... or Bunnie Huang's blog at https://www.bunniestudios.com/ . It stems from the fact that everything is local. You don't have to wait for product to get shipped across the country for each individual step in manufacturing when you can just walk / taxi / bus it between the manufacturers in a day or two. Iterating is fast.
TSMC has a similar work ethic. They have process engineers running experiments 24/7 that each build on the results of the previous shift. When's the last time Intel could hire folks with that kind of dedication in Oregon?
Netflix has a documentary called The Factory which touches on the kind of cultural differences between workers in the US vs China that is rather enlightening.
TSMC has a similar work ethic. They have process engineers running experiments 24/7 that each build on the results of the previous shift. When's the last time Intel could hire folks with that kind of dedication in Oregon?
Netflix has a documentary called The Factory which touches on the kind of cultural differences between workers in the US vs China that is rather enlightening.