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Advanced chipmaking depends on a tightly connected global network of specialist firms, Bloomberg’s video explains, with ASML’s EUV machines among the technologies involved. Rebuilding that ecosystem in the US would be a generational project, not a quick reshoring exercise.
Why it mattersThat’s a useful reality check on the idea that semiconductor capacity can simply be moved to a new postcode. The chips powering modern computing rely on a supply chain that took decades to assemble.
Discuss: Should governments prioritise building domestic chip supply chains, even if matching the global ecosystem takes decades and costs more?
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