Chris Miller's 'Chip War' Examines Geopolitical Rivalry in Semiconductor Industry
Chris Miller, a historian at Tufts University, has authored "Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology," a book that delves into the semiconductor industry's role as a central point of 21st-century geopolitical competition. Miller's work highlights how control over microchips is now a determinant of economic competitiveness, national security, and global influence. The book argues that while the United States maintains dominance in chip design and software tools, it has largely outsourced fabrication capacity to East Asia, particularly Taiwan's TSMC. Conversely, China remains heavily dependent on foreign technology despite significant investments in domestic production. This configuration has created a global economy vulnerable to technological and strategic disruptions due to fragile chokepoints in the supply chain. Miller also details the U.S. government's use of export controls to impede Chinese tech companies like Huawei, framing these actions as tools of geoeconomic containment. 
