A Starter’s Guide to the “Chip” Industry

Chips have proven that geography, cutting-edge expertise and power matter in a globalised world. 

They have been a key ingredient in great power competition and revolutionised warfare, play a key role in the AI revolution, and have a value chain that is global but fraught with weaponised bottlenecks and interdependencies.

 Yet, in an increasingly competitive international climate, the chip industries’ environmental and societal impacts are overlooked.