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The factory with no products

In the 1980s, a chip veteran was asked to build a chip company in Taiwan, where almost nothing favoured him. His answer changed how computer hardware is made. Research and a prize-winning book show why, and where the story has limits.

Major #35: Computer EngineeringThe story: Morris Chang (1980s). The book: Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology by Chris Miller.

About 8 minutes

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In this lesson

  • A veteran and an impossible brief
  • The company that sold no chips of its own
  • What the research says
  • The book: Chip War
  • What the evidence says about the book
  • Where this comes from
  • Try it today
  • 4 questions to check yourself

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