Silicon Independence – How the EU and US want Silicon Sovereignty
Silicon Independence – How the EU and US want Silicon Sovereignty Recently, both the US and EU have shown interest in becoming independent from far east countries for semiconductor devices. Who currently produce the most semiconductor devices, what do the US and EU want, and why is silicon sovereignty important? Who makes semiconductor devices? During the development of the first transistors, the United States of America was the worlds biggest producer of semiconductor devices. As companies around the world began to explore how semiconductors worked and were manufactured, the US consistentl...