Semiconductors are humanity’s most vital yet fragile technological achievement, functioning as atomic-scale cities that power the global economy and modern civilization. Because the vast majority of these advanced chips are mass-produced in Taiwan, any geopolitical conflict or supply chain disruption there threatens global financial collapse and a devastating loss of technology. Consequently, governments like the United States are shifting away from historical free-market indifference toward an urgent push for domestic semiconductor production.
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