Microsoft may soon follow Apple in abandoning Intel, underscoring the central role that chips and semiconductors play as the building blocks in todays economy. IMAGE: gettyOn Monday, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo presented a $52 billion investment proposal aimed at chip manufacturing, which she said should stimulate private investment and lead to the construction of between seven and 10 factories on U.S. soil. Increasingly, a clearly defined chip strategy defines the aspirations of a competitive company. The big winners so far have been Taiwan and South Korea, thanks to local chip makers such as TSMC and Samsung. China, spurred on by the Trump administrations sanctions, has earmarked huge state investments to develop its own chip manufacturing industry, and although Taiwan still considers Beijing five years behind, despite decades of subsidies, its trying to protect itself as best it can by excluding some Chinese companies from its digital infrastructure, while imposing tough regulations on them.
Michel tackles Apple simply because of their size.
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