Why Making Computer Chips Has Become Such a Big Deal

Computer chips are the engine room of the digital economy, and their growing capabilities are enabling technologies such as generative artificial intelligence that promise to transform multiple industries. Their critical role was highlighted when the coronavirus pandemic disrupted chip production in Asia, tipping global technology supply chains into chaos. Small wonder, then, that the devices are now the focus of intense competition between the world’s economic superpowers.

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