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#59 – Chris Miller on the History of Semiconductors, TSMC, and the CHIPS Act

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Leading Edge Chips in Defense? Data Centers?

TSMC is one of the biggest players in the chip supply chain. They make approaching half of all the consumer chips in the world. The Taiwanese government gave them essentially a blank check to invest in Taiwan and build up TSMC. It became more advanced because you were learning from your chip making process over the production of a larger volume than your competitors.

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