China’s semiconductor situation dictated by their foreign policy: Chris Miller, author of Chip Wars
Chris Miller, author of Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology, a geopolitical history of the computer chip, is one of the global voices on the Chip industry ecosystem. Miller who also serves as Associate Professor of International History at the Fletcher School, where his research focuses on technology, geopolitics, economics, international affairs, and Russia, in an exclusive interview with ET Online Miller explains how ‘Chip Wars’ became real and India’s role in the semiconductor ecosystem.
Where do you see India feature in this entire semiconductor chip bandwagon?
India is already a major player in a couple of segments of the semiconductor supply chain. If you look at the design of semiconductors, which is one of the most complex and important parts of the entire production process. India is a big player right now. There are a large number of people in India working as chip designers. Many of the biggest chip design companies have major offices in India.
The second, when it comes to assembly and packaging of semiconductors and the assembly of semi-conductors into devices, like phones or computers or servers, that's a place where India is already playing a role and it is going to play a much bigger role in a pretty short period of time. We've already seen micron announcing a large new testing and packaging facility.
Thirdly sphere is the actual manufacturing of semiconductors themselves, where India doesn't currently have a major position but where there is a lot of interest in both government and industry to try to build out the chip manufacturing ecosystem.
Do you see one major superpower can take the lead in semiconductors?
The existing supply chain cooperation between major players in
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