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Intel and the future of US chipmaking

Semi-Politics - Phenomenal World Since the late 1970s, cutting edge semiconductors have figured at the heart of the political economy of the United States. Often called the “crude oil of the information age,” they have become increasingly ubiquitous and are now considered the basic building blocks of a broad swath of industry, including telecommunications, automobiles, and military systems. By the 1980s, semiconductors had become so significant to the economy that they came to be seen as symbolic of American power itself, and the essential element in the country’s post-Cold War future. In 2003

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