Silicon Sovereignty

Every AI breakthrough depends on chips that only a handful of factories on Earth can build. Discover the real story behind the semiconductor supply chain.Artificial intelligence has become the defining technology of our time - and every large language model, every AI-powered product, every data center racing to keep up with demand runs on the same narrow foundation: advanced semiconductors, manufactured by a startlingly small number of companies in a startlingly small number of places. Silicon Sovereignty is a clear-eyed, fact-based guide to that foundation: how chips are actually made, why manufacturing capability concentrated where it did, and what that concentration means for the companies, investors, and governments now racing to secure their place in the AI economy.Written for readers who want substance over spin, this book skips the alarmism and the jargon in favor of a grounded explanation of how the global chip supply chain really works - from raw silicon to finished data center, from Taiwan's foundries to a single Dutch company's lithography monopoly, from export controls to the national subsidy race now reshaping where chips get made.What's Inside:¿ How a chip is actually manufactured - and why the process is harder than almost anything else humans build at scale¿ Why chip design, equipment, and fabrication ended up concentrated in different countries, and what that means for risk¿ The memory and packaging bottlenecks quietly shaping the AI hardware boom¿ How export controls, tariffs, and national subsidy programs are reshaping the global chip map¿ A practical framework for how companies and investors should think about supply chain risk¿ Clear, scenario-based analysis of where the industry is headed over the next decadePerfect for business leaders, investors, policy professionals, and anyone who wants to understand the technology and industrial strategy shaping the next decade - and a smart, substantive gift for the analyst, executive, or tech-curious reader in your life.