About the author
Chris Miller is an American historian of economic power, international relations, Russia, and technology. A professor at Tufts University's Fletcher School, he approaches the semiconductor industry as a history of engineering, industry, strategy, and state competition.
Chris Miller follows engineers, executives, and policymakers across Silicon Valley, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Europe, the Soviet Union, and China. The industry's global supply chain did not arise from frictionless markets alone; defense spending, industrial policy, corporate rivalry, and geopolitical alliances shaped every stage.
Where to start
Start with Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology. The history of the semiconductor becomes a history of military power, global manufacturing, and the strategic dependence concentrated in a few firms and places.
