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Jun 2024
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TBD | The Secret Semiconductor War

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How well is the Biden administration coaxing semiconductor companies to build their chips in the United States? Compared to Taiwan, South Korea, Japan…or even mainland China, things are just okay.


Guest: Asa Fitch, reporter for the Wall Street Journal, covering the semiconductor industry.


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