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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – Class 4- Semiconductors

Steve Blank

Moore’s Law & the Global Semiconductor Industry. Yan Nee Lee, “ 2 Charts Show how Much the World Depends on Taiwan for Semiconductors ” CNBC , Mar. Andrew Inkpen, “ The Global Semiconductor Industry ” Thunderbird School of Management , 2021. Do you think China can credibly catch TSMC (without an invasion of Taiwan)?

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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition  – 2022 Wrap Up

Steve Blank

Original Problem Statement: How might we implement a ubiquitous secure global access to the internet in order to help circumvent censorship in authoritarian regimes? Final Problem Statement: How can we create an open, free Internet and maintain effective lines of communication in Taiwan in preparation for a potential invasion?

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Reorganizing the DoD to Deter China and Win in the Ukraine – A Road Map for Congress

Steve Blank

is supporting a proxy war with Russia while simultaneously attempting to deter a China cross-strait invasion of Taiwan. This has allowed the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) to integrate private capital and commercial technology and use them as a force multiplier to dominate the South China Sea and prepare for a cross-strait invasion of Taiwan.

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Secrets of The World’s Best Brands

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Interbrand has released its annual ranking of the world’s best brands: Best Global Brands 2011 report. In 2010, Mexian brand Corona made the list; this year, HTC from Taiwan made the top 100. Global companies regularly collaborate to enhance their marketing message and enrich consumer experience. Collaborate.

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When National Security Falls Between the Cracks

Steve Blank

The United States is dependent on two companies, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. in Taiwan and Samsung in Korea, for the chips used to build a substantive part of its defense electronics. Around 60 percent of the chips Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. government.

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Pandemic, Boom, War, Correction. So Now What for Tech?

View from Seed

Globalization goes in reverse. Globalization is going in reverse for the first time in 3 decades. At a company level, global supply chains made it possible to source and build products faster and cheaper with a “just in time” model. But the tide of globalization is starting to ebb.

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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – Class 5 – AI and Machine Learning

Steve Blank

is dependent on TSMC , located in Taiwan, for its most advanced logic chips. This is problematic as China claims Taiwan is a province of China. The CNAS Artificial Intelligence and Global Security Initiative. Key takeaways from Mike’s talk were that 1) 50 years ago defense-related R&D made up 36% of global R&D.