Chips, Semiconductors and IC Industry

FAB stands for Fabrication of computer circuits.

The semiconductor Industry is battling for lower costs by reducing the thickness of Integrated Circuit from 250 nanometers in 1960s to 9 nanometers.

There are only four companies pushing the boundaries forward.

They are;

1. Global Foundries

2. Samsung

3. TSMC

4. Intel

By the way, it looks like Intel is backing away from this responsibility probably due to high costs.

Donald Trump's America First may have some implications.

Most of these companies are outsourced to Taiwan and China's domination over Taiwan is a major concern.

America agreed to integrate Taiwan to China many moons ago and America is currently dragging it's feet on this issue.

I for one do not like or agree with China's silk road initiative and global domination.

Actually, the Coronavirus pandemic did slow down this ambitions project.

We do not know how many died in China and WHO is lying and they do not have access to the mainland China.

This industry does not follow the Moore's Law.

Innovations are not incremental but exponential.

That is gradual shortening of life cycle of  technological innovations.

 

It looks like China and Taiwan have a giant leap.

America falling behind is trying to locate fabrication and manufacturing to American Industry with lot of start ups.

America invested lot on military Research and Development but not on consumer electronics.

Texas Instruments and Radio Shack have gone bust.

I hope Donald Trump winning may change the course and STOP Wars (Ukraine and Middle East) and think of citizens and consumers of America in their First Push.

 

Mind you first Integrated Circuits were used on ballistic missiles and military air crafts.

 

American military philosophy one who dominates the sky dominates the entire world.

The above philosophy has fallen into pieces in Ukraine and in the Middle East. 

Israel now paying the biggest price as a proxy of US and UK Combo.

Russia with its overhead satellites determines where the hit with above and below the RADAR surveillance.

I believe they have portable RADAR Stations in the battle field which cannot be detected.

America took Russia as a joke and i thinks President Putin must be having a private laugh after the BRICS Summit.

 

Europe is far behind and UK is falling behind with ARM, the costliest chips in this world.

Me leaving UK (West) and looking at East was a blessing.

 

Having said that Ceylon is on the bottom of the Chip Industry and we only supply our golden sand (Thmbapanni) to India and China.

 

I do not think that the amateurish parliamentarians of all sides can understand the gravity of world politics.

 

At least we must invest our money on small missiles directed towards our competitors nearby who are near, not far way in ballistic distances.

 

Deterrence is better than defense.