Theyareineverythingfromcomputerstosmartphones,fromtoasterstowashingmachines:Microprocessorsareessentialforsomanyconsumergoodstofunctionandnowarguablyunderpintheworldeconomymorethanoil.
WhenthepandemichitithighlightedhowmuchWesterncountriesrelyonthechipindustry.TodayEurope,AmericaandChinaareinvolvedinanintensecommercialstruggletodominatethissectorthatissostrategicforthefuture.FromTaiwantoShanghai,viaBrusselsandSanFrancisco,investigativejournalistNicolasVescovacciwenttomeetthemostinfluentialplayersinthismicrochipwar,whichisredefiningworldgeopolitics.
Narrator:DamienBoisseau
Producer:MichäelSztanke
