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Open Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
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Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology

Chris Miller

31 pages62 min

This text chronicles the semiconductor industry's evolution from Cold War military impetus to its current geopolitical centrality. It introduces key figures like Morris Chang and Robert Noyce, detailing technological leaps from transistors to integrated circuits and EUV lithography. The narrative highlights the intense competition among the U.S., Japan, South Korea, and China, illustrating how semiconductors have become a critical strategic resource shaping economic power and national security. It particularly emphasizes Taiwan's pivotal role in advanced chip manufacturing and the fragility of the global supply chain, which is increasingly vulnerable to geopolitical tensions and global disruptions.