Episode 18 - Introduction to Semi Conductors : The Backbone of Digital Lives

Hello everyone and welcome back to a new episode of becoming the product. Today, I'll delve into my discoveries related to the semiconductor industry, with a particular focus on the prominence of the Taiwanese sector. You can support my projects! By buying a digital version of my books: payhip.com/Becomingtheproduct Thanks for listening Instagram : @billuartmc @_thexry_ Substack for writing and news: becomingtheproduct.substack.com/ References Asianometry. Why Europe Lost Semiconductors. Accessed 29 February 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZdmS-EAbHo. GrowthLab. "From Chips to Beyond: Taiwan’s Need for Economic Diversification." 15 May 2023. https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/blog/chips-beyond-taiwan%E2%80%99s-need-economic-diversification. Guerrini, Federico. "Europe’s Bid To Become A Semiconductor Superpower." Forbes. Accessed 27 February 2024. https://www.forbes.com/sites/federicoguerrini/2023/09/23/europes-bid-to-become-a-semiconductor-superpower/. HCSS. "The U.S.-China Technology War and Taiwan’s Semiconductor Role in Geopolitics." Accessed 27 February 2024. https://hcss.nl/report/the-u-s-china-technology-war-and-taiwans-semiconductor-role-in-geopolitics/. McCallum, Shiona. "What Are Semiconductors and How Are They Used?" 3 August 2023. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-66394406. Peters, Michael A. "Semiconductors, Geopolitics and Technological Rivalry: The US CHIPS & Science Act, 2022." Educational Philosophy and Theory 55, no. 14 (6 December 2023): 1642–46. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131857.2022.2124914. Stockman, Farah. "Opinion | The U.S. Is Behind in the Competition for the 'Oil' of the 21st Century." The New York Times, 25 July 2022, sec. Opinion. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/25/opinion/america-tech-visas.html. The Red Line. "The Geopolitics of Microchips and Semiconductors." Accessed 27 February 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN1MAJswPAo. Thadani, Akhil, and Gregory C. Allen. "Mapping the Semiconductor Supply Chain: The Critical Role of the Indo-Pacific Region." 30 May 2023. https://www.csis.org/analysis/mapping-semiconductor-supply-chain-critical-role-indo-pacific-region. United States Institute of Peace. "‘Silicon Shield’: Looking Beyond Semiconductors." Accessed 27 February 2024. https://www.usip.org/publications/2024/01/silicon-shield-looking-beyond-semiconductors.