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The U.S., Japan, South Korea and Taiwan are on a mission to restructure the global chip supply chain. The proposed “Chip 4 Alliance” wants to internalize all parts of the semiconductor business—research and development, design, manufacturing, packaging, sales and consumption—in-house. This chip clique will only reach outside the circle in strictly controlled circumstances.
But the Chip 4 Alliance raises a critical and complicated question: Can countries control production and manage trade for a product defined by innovation and competition?
If they can, we’re looking at something very new: an OPEC-style cartel for the digital age.
fortune.com
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No chips for you. Lets see how long your country's economy lasts after the supply is totally cut off. Which I say we cut them all of permanently , and crash their economies. Not to mention those weapon systems dont work real well without those chips.
But the Chip 4 Alliance raises a critical and complicated question: Can countries control production and manage trade for a product defined by innovation and competition?
If they can, we’re looking at something very new: an OPEC-style cartel for the digital age.

Commentary: The U.S. and its allies want to bring the entire chip supply chain in-house—and that could create an OPEC-style cartel for the digital age
Can countries control production for chips, a product defined by innovation and competition? If so, then we may be looking at a new kind of SOE.
Want to help MAGA by influencing oil prices?
No chips for you. Lets see how long your country's economy lasts after the supply is totally cut off. Which I say we cut them all of permanently , and crash their economies. Not to mention those weapon systems dont work real well without those chips.