Steve Blank
JANUARY 25, 2022
The last year has seen a ton written about the semiconductor industry: chip shortages, the CHIPS Act , our dependence on Taiwan and TSMC , China, etc. TSMC in Taiwan is the leader in logic, Samsung is second. Today there are only two – Samsung in Korea and TSMC in Taiwan. But they don’t design chips. Today, both the U.S.
Steve Blank
AUGUST 3, 2009
That same year China fell to the communists under Mao Zedong, and the Nationalist government retreated to Taiwan. As tensions rose, there was a growing fear that the Soviets could invade and occupy all of Western Europe. In 1949, the Soviets exploded their first nuclear weapon and ended the U.S monopoly on atomic weaponry.
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VC Cafe
APRIL 17, 2020
In this post, I cover the rise of why this is the case, and offer lots of examples of verticals and applications as well as opportunities for startups and streamers. Eating – when I was in Taiwan and Vietnam over the summer, I noticed several people livestreaming their meals (especially hot pot!).
Steve Blank
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
However, Cabinet members who are responsible for vertical portfolios still manage the government’s large functional agencies, and there continues to be significant overlap between those who handle commercial, defense, and diplomatic policy. The United States is dependent on two companies, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.
Steve Blank
MAY 17, 2022
AI is exploding not only in research and infrastructure (which go wide) but also in the application of AI to vertical problems (which go deep and depend more than ever on expertise). Just as classic computers were applied to a broad set of business, science and military applications, AI is doing the same.
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