Microchip War: USA vs China | The New Technological World Order? Documentary

A new world order is taking shape before our eyes. The pandemic showed the extent to which great powers are dependent on strategic products. The persistent shortage of semiconductors, essential to our daily lives, is reshaping geopolitical relations, fuelling inflation and increasing tensions between America and China.

It is estimated that 10 million cars worldwide were not produced in 2021 because manufacturers did not have enough semiconductors. From the computer to the toaster via our tablets and our refrigerators, microprocessors or semiconductors equip all our daily devices. They are of national strategic importance powering all advanced military and civilian technologies. Yet while demand for the quantity and quality of semiconductors has been growing, the amount of places they are produced has been shrinking. Only a few countries have the specialised knowledge and ability to produce cutting-edge chips with 63% of all chips produced in Taiwan.

That one island, which is already on the frontline of a superpower struggle between the US and China, dominates production means that the world’s economies are dependent on the stability of Taiwan. So what can be done to secure microprocessors? And how is the battle for semiconductors already affecting our daily lives?

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[KC-pmmf]

I met a Chinese engineering scientist in Silicon Valley, who is one of the 4 thousands Chinese engineering scientists who created nd developed semi_conductors in 1970. These Chinese scientists became the sem-conductors founders of their company, sem_conductors are TSMC, Broadcom, Lams Research, Nvidia. Nvidia founded by Jensen Huang.

[xps]

A doc about Taiwan’s vital role in the global semicon industry.

Title: Microchip War: USA vs China

[PatrickF]

Fact: Taiwan's official name by its constitution is: Republic of China. If you don't know, check it on google or Wikipedia.

[philholman]

Well done for putting together a great video of interest in our future!
May the countries take possession of the productivity, and buy off the outside influence of foreign governments! 👍✌️🇬🇧

[genuinennessbefitting]

It’s ridiculous to hear Europe transferred chip technology to Taiwan, as the chip technology in U.S. could at best produce 65 nm chips, chips Technology that can make smaller than 65 nm was broken through by Taiwanese companies.

[Jesusandbible]

No car needs any microchips. Stop shooting yourselves in the feet.

[chairuch]

Wake-up. American don’t care Taiwan. Look at Ukraine.

[onirgilep]

For me technically Japan is powerful than China only less in population. Japan can’t match China in terms of military men but can build war machinery as the United States. Japan as able as it is should build more sophisticated huge aircraft carriers as these structure is like a moving mass of land. If there’s is war with China, these Japanese carriers can just move out into the Pacific Ocean .

[siddharthisai]

My favorite video ❤ they removed it from DW documentary

[dyu]

Electronic industry is moving so fast. Taiwan's semiconductor industry can become obsolete if China catches up. It looks very soon,

[stefanomaurino]

Working in a semiconductor company is a painful job with not really competitive salary. It requires sacrificing personal life and work life balance. Americans and Europeans will not be interested in this job, they prefer easy money jobs.

[KC-pmmf]

Taiwanese are Chinese their ancestors from Fujian China. They moved from Fujian to Taiwan due to Mao and general of Republic of China civil war around 1947. Lam Research and Broadcom are Cantonese founders. There are many other small semi conductors companies founded by Chinese engineering scientists.

[ognjenvukanovic]

Anex a rebel island!? What? You cannot anex a part of your country. Decide Taiwan is either a country or a rebelious province. You cannot say both at the same time

[bhubestakesoponsatien]

Now Tsml delay factory in us, TSML will soon shake hand with China, Business negotiations, anything can do

[thomasrogers]

China consumes 75% of all global chip and semiconductor products.80% of all modern consumer products only need 7nm and higher chips. china has invested billions in the legacy chip production sector. once china catches up, they are going to mass produce legacy chips, bring the price of chips down and dominate thr global chip market. China is not going to attack Taiwan for chips. China is going to dominate the global chip market producing home grown chips. They already accomplished 7nm. Taiwan is a province of china and the the u.s has no business meddling in Chinese domestic affairs.

[traumerle]

Immer schön die Glühwürmchen im Auge behalten denn diese funktionieren in etwa auf einem gleichen Niveau wie ein Prozessor.

[MerrinReyes]

This happens when businesses are motivated to make profits

[kevinj]

USA should relocate all plants, tech, blue prints, engineers, and scientists tomorrow.

[thedevil]

I don't understand since semiconductors have such a high demand why do I have to pay billions of dollars to subsidize TSMC and Intel to build FAB companies are they gonna pay me back after construction is the government gonna be a 50-50 partnership of the FAB.
No So why in the hell are my taxes going to these Multi-Billionaires pockets when there's not enough medical support emergency support and various other programs that are underfunded and are there to help me and my fellow taxpayers.
The way I see it this is like the 2008 financial crisis when government in the name of helping the economy put huge tax burdens on us instead of shuting down firms that participated in the scams that led to the crisis.

[pyp]

2025 is only 1 year away, let see China can produce at least 5 nanometer chips by 31st December 2025.