I’m looking to avoid American-made goods and American companies as much as possible and this relatively challenging when it comes to computers.
From my research so far it seems very difficult to find computer hardware that isn’t using American company microprocessors. CPUs available to non-industrial uses tend to be AMD, Intel, or recently some Qualcomm — all US companies. Even Raspberry Pi uses a Broadcom chip, and the other up-and-coming ARM chips I’ve researched seem to be American as well.
I’d appreciate any insights in this area, either companies with existing products or up and coming companies to watch. If I had a blind spot in my research and I’m missing something obvious please tell me.
Nvidia/AMD/Intel/Apple/Qualcomm/Broadcom < Matrox/Imagination/SiPearl/Arm/Nordic Semiconductor
Thank you this has given me some very useful leads.
It’s good to check out the options, also consider writing to your representatives to buy non-american hardware brands.
This is a challenge when there seems to be a dearth of products fit the criteria!
However it seems like sipearl is working on exactly what I’m looking for — an arm processor made in Europe — and I’m eagerly looking forward to it.
For what it’s worth I’m active in my local riding and don’t plan to stop pestering them about these sorts of things.
I appreciate your activism as you’re educating your representative on how to properly support our regional businesses.