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A global semiconductor shortage highlights a troubling trend: A small and shrinking number of the world's computer chips are made in the US

  • Written by Carol Handwerker, Professor of Materials Engineering, Purdue University
A global semiconductor shortage highlights a troubling trend: A small and shrinking number of the world's computer chips are made in the USThe U.S. is still a leader in designing and selling computer chips, but the vast majority of the world's chips are fabricated in Taiwan and South Korea.Macro Photo/iStock via Getty ImagesA global semiconductor shortage highlights a troubling trend: A small and shrinking number of the world's computer chips are made in the USCC BY-ND

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