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Aug 2022
50m 56s

US pumps billions into semiconductor rac...

Bbc World Service
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President Joe Biden has committed hundreds of billions of dollars to supercharging the US tech sector. Democrats hope it will give the nation a competitive edge when it comes to semiconductors - a new battleground in global manufacturing. Professor David Yoffie, a former board member at Intel, gives us his insight. Also on the programme, we visit Turkey, wh ... Show More
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