Chris Miller | The Geopolitics Of The Semi-Conductor & The Most Complex Technology Ever Created

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Chris Miller | The Curious Worldview Podcast | #81

The following is a conversation with Chris Miller.

Chris Miller is the Assistant Professor of International History at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, a Jeane Kirkpatrick Visiting Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and Eurasia Director at the Foreign Policy Research Institute.

His work examines key shifts in international politics and economics, and his three books so far are titled, Putonomics, We Shall Be Masters, and The Struggle To Save The Soviet Economy.

Chris is in the process of publishing his next book, which is the subject of this podcast. The Political History Of The Computer Chip. Or computer chip jargon in other words… semi-conductor or microchip.

In This Podcast With Chris Miller, You Can Expect To Hear About…
  • An Explanation For The Complexity.
  • Fragility In The Supply Chain.
  • Moores Law.
  • The Geopolitics Of The Micro-Chip.
  • And Much, Much More.

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Timestamps With Chris Miller

  • 00:00 – Introduction
  • 03:11 – Russia Achieved Everything Physics Except The Microchip. Why?
  • 12:45 – Chris On Writing A Book On The History Of The Semi-Conductor.
  • 15:01 – An Appreciation For The Complexity Of A Semi-Conductor.
  • 19:11 – The Limitations Of Moore’s Law.
  • 21:51 – The Brilliance Of ASML & What Goes Into Making A Computer Chip.
  • 33:22 – Different Types Of Their Chips & Their Applications.
  • 37:51 – Where Are The Chips Produced?
  • 43:05 – Why Are TSMC So Far Ahead Of The Rest?
  • 49:56 – The Geopolitics Of The Semi-Conductor.
  • 59:15 – The Fragility Of Global Dependence On Semi-Conductors & The Future Of Chip Tech.
  • 1:05:41 – Is There A Shortage Of High-Grade Silicon?
  • 1:08:01 – A Moment In Your Life You Cannot Believe You Were A Part Of?
  • 1:09:59 – Country You Are Most Bullish On?
  • 1:12:31 – Conversation Between Any Two People Of History?
  • 1:13:28 – Afterthoughts & Ambition For The Podcast.

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