"If there's one conflict that's defining global geopolitics right now, it's the chip war. All of today's technologies, from missiles to microwaves, from smartphones to cars, are powered by semiconductors. The world economy, the balance of power, militarysupremacy, and industrial development depend on its constant production.Until recently, the United States was the leading producer of semiconductors, allowing it to maintain its leadership as the world's leading superpower. However, its dominant positionis increasingly threatened by competitors from Taiwan, Korea, Europe and, above all, China, which annually injects billions into a processor manufacturing program in order to catch up with its American competitor. Not only is America's economic prosperity at stake, but so is its military superiority. Chris Miller shows how microprocessors have revolutionized the world and changed the course of history, and how the struggle for this technology could lead not only to its global scarcity, but also to the birth of a new Cold War with a hostile superpower desperate to bridge the gap separating it from its rival."--
