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by imwally 852 days ago
Anyone else reading Chip War?
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In my reading-list for this year. :-)

Wikipedia for those looking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_War:_The_Fight_for_the_Wo...

While the books is on the way, you can listen to an engaging talk by the author: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tSs7aESx8s
Chip War is good.

Acquired Podcast has done a great TSMC deep dive.

https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/tsmc

Asianometry has done a lot of semicon videos with lots of ASML EUV videos.

https://www.youtube.com/@Asianometry

listened to the audiobook, highly recommend.
I have it on my list - is it good?
I’m only 100 pages in but I’m hooked! I never took the time to understand just how complex the logistics are behind the silicon that powers basically everything we rely on. Totally worth picking up.
Thanks. This comment just bumped up its importance and is now on my “must-read-soon.”
Would recommend. Its not as detailed as I would like but paints a great overall narrative of how we went from the discovery of the transistor to the current state of the industry.
It's very entertainingly written. And in an accessible style that doesn't require any insider industry knowledge. Strongly recommend.