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Chip War

The Quest to Dominate the World's Most Critical Technology

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Chip War

By: Chris Miller
Narrated by: Stephen Graybill
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The Financial Times Business Book of the Year, this epic account of the decades-long battle to control one of the world’s most critical resources—microchip technology—with the United States and China increasingly in fierce competition is “pulse quickening…a nonfiction thriller” (The New York Times).

You may be surprised to learn that microchips are the new oil—the scarce resource on which the modern world depends. Today, military, economic, and geopolitical power are built on a foundation of computer chips. Virtually everything—from missiles to microwaves—runs on chips, including cars, smartphones, the stock market, even the electric grid. Until recently, America designed and built the fastest chips and maintained its lead as the #1 superpower, but America’s edge is in danger of slipping, undermined by players in Taiwan, Korea, and Europe taking over manufacturing. Now, as Chip War reveals, China, which spends more on chips than any other product, is pouring billions into a chip-building initiative to catch up to the US. At stake is America’s military superiority and economic prosperity.

Economic historian Chris Miller explains how the semiconductor came to play a critical role in modern life and how the US became dominant in chip design and manufacturing and applied this technology to military systems. America’s victory in the Cold War and its global military dominance stems from its ability to harness computing power more effectively than any other power. Until recently, China had been catching up, aligning its chip-building ambitions with military modernization. Here, in this paperback edition of the book, the author has added intriguing new material focused on "America's Chip Comeback,” which overviews the global consequences of the just passed CHIPS Act, the new export controls on China, and the effort to rally allies to better guard chip technology.

Illuminating, timely, and fascinating, Chip War is “an essential and engrossing landmark study” (The Times, London). Economics Geopolitics International International Relations Politics & Government War Military China Technology Imperial Japan Socialism Russia Capitalism Cold War China War
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This is an excellent audiobook, I listened to it over the course of a couple of days because it was so engaging and dense with valuable and interesting information.

Thoroughly researched and engaging

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Excellent history and geopolitical analysis of why the US just passed the Chips Act. Better later than never!

Required Reading

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Great, accessible book that outlines the development and evolution of the neurons of the digital world brain, and its enduring importance to leading, even surviving in the world of tomorrow.

Required Reading 👍👍

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In our world of significant geographical turmoil, this book sheds brilliant light on the central driver for 100% of the super powers on planet Earth! The story binds together the science and political evolution of the semiconductor industry in a way that anyone can follow and appreciate.
I promise that you will feel educated when you turn the last page, or as I did listen to the last word.

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I learned a lot reading this book would highly recommend it for anyone interested in knowing about the history of the chip industry lots of great detail on rise and fall of intel,rise of tsmc, and all the events surrounding Huawei just a great buck all around

Great read

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