If a company's electronics are knocked out, the company will cease to function.
If the global economy is disrupted due to a chip shortage, it would be similar to the disruptions during the Great Depression.
The world's manufacturing sectors are reliant on chips from Taiwan.
Today we’re bringing you an episode on chips. No, not potato chips. Kevin has been pitching an episode on the truly fascinating world of chips and semiconductors for quite a while, but our friends at the The Ezra Klein Show got to it first. This week on Hard Fork: Ezra Klein’s engrossing conversation with historian Chris Miller. It’s a must listen. Thank you to Ezra for beating us in our quest for a great chips episode.
We'll be back with our regularly scheduled tech coverage, with Kevin and Casey next week.