Chip War

biggest innovations are simple generalisations — biggest innovations stem from upgrading specific problem solutions to general purpose technologies#biggest-innovations-are-simple-generalisations

chip world depends on silicon valley — Albeit losing its chip manufacturing superiority, Silicon Valley preserved its value in the semiconductors world because the biggest consumers and software producers are living there.#chip-world-depends-on-silicon-valley

chips improvement is an engineering problem — chips and costs improvements came, rather than novel physical discoveries, from trial and error cycles, better materials handling and processes streamlining.#chips-improvement-is-an-engineering-problem

copying technology makes you fall behind — Delegating the R&D process to catch up faster on cutting edge technologies will leave you permanently chasing instead of bringing you to the leading pack.#copying-technology-makes-you-fall-behind · 1 link

costs fall as production grows (Wright's Law) — Costs decline by a fixed percentage for every cumulative doubling of units produced.#costs-fall-as-production-grows-wrights-law · 1 link

delocalized technological superiority creates critical chokepoints — Concentration of technological know-how and delocalized economic dependency created the biggest geopolitical and economic chokepoints in history.#delocalized-technological-superiority-creates-critical-chokepoints

maximise innovation to create geopolitical strength — In order to preserve a geopolitical edge, countries must invest in state funded programs that leverage talents, technical expertise and an entrepreneurial risk taking mindset to maximise the innovation return.#maximise-innovation-to-create-geopolitical-strength

microchip density grows exponentially over time (Moore's law) — Number of transistors doubles every 18 months.#microchip-density-grows-exponentially-over-time-moores-law · 1 link

military and technology create synergy — Military supremacy ambitions and technological superiority support each other, by creating a loop where the preservation of the former becomes the consequence of the latter and vice versa.#military-and-technology-create-synergy · 1 link

talent, military funding and mindset created silicon valley — Silicon Valley success derived from the unique mix of deep technical know how, access to military funding and the entrepreneurial mindset of the many talents it attracted in the XX century.#talent-military-funding-and-mindset-created-silicon-valley · 1 link

technological innovation leverage on military fundings — Chipmaking technological superiority was born from the desire to preserve military supremacy and was therefore supported through military funding.#technological-innovation-leverage-on-military-fundings