THE ENDLESS CHIP WAR

What happened: An interview with Rakesh Kumar, author of Chip Age: How Semiconductors Became the World's Most Powerful Resource, covers chip history, legacy chip manufacturing, innovation challenges, and policy proposals. Key numbers: Microprocessor speed now increases only 10 to 15 percent each year. Why it matters: Kumar argues chip wars, shortages, and export controls are recurring industry patterns, not new phenomena. He proposes three to four time-bound US industry-government consortia on alternative computing, novel devices, materials, and fabrication. Coverage: 7 outlets in 24h

An interview with Rakesh Kumar, author of Chip Age: How Semiconductors Became the World's Most Powerful Resource, covers chip history, legacy chip manufacturing, innovation challenges, and policy proposals.

Kumar argues chip wars, shortages, and export controls are recurring industry patterns, not new phenomena. He proposes three to four time-bound US industry-government consortia on alternative computing, novel devices, materials, and fabrication.