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The Chip Wars: How Silicon Transformed Power and Will Determine Our Future
From the transistor’s birth in Bell Labs to today’s AI-powering nanoscale marvels, semiconductors have reshaped civilization more than any other invention. This comprehensive examination traces their 75-year evolution from laboratory curiosity to the technology governing everything from smartphones to missile systems. Semiconductors have become the new oil—a strategic resource so critical that nations reshape foreign policies to secure access. The current U.S.-China technology war, export controls, and $50 billion CHIPS Act represent opening moves in a contest defining global power through 2050. Born in Silicon Valley and now spanning the globe, the semiconductor industry offers a unique lens for understanding how humanity’s most complex technology became its most contested resource.
Naeem Zafar is a Dean’s Teaching Fellow and a member of the faculty at the University of California Berkeley, and Professor of the Practice at Brown University. He teaches courses in Entrepreneurship, Technology Strategy, Innovation and New Venture Finance at Brown and Berkeley. Naeem is the co-founder and CEO of TeleSense, and has authored five books on entrepreneurship.
