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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – Class 4- Semiconductors

Steve Blank

In class 1 , we learned that national power is the combination of a country’s diplomacy (soft power and alliances), information/intelligence, military power, economic strength, finance, intelligence, and law enforcement. Yan Nee Lee, “ 2 Charts Show how Much the World Depends on Taiwan for Semiconductors ” CNBC , Mar. Why or why not?

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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – Class 5 – AI and Machine Learning

Steve Blank

In class 1 , we learned that national power is the combination of a country’s diplomacy, information/intelligence, its military capabilities, economic strength, finance, intelligence, and law enforcement. is dependent on TSMC , located in Taiwan, for its most advanced logic chips. Class 2 focused on China, the U.S.’s

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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition  – Wrap Up

Steve Blank

We wanted to give our students hands-on experience on how to deeply understand a problem at the intersection of our country’s diplomacy, information, its military capabilities, economic strength, finance, intelligence, and law enforcement and dual-use technology. Team ShortCircuit. Original Problem Statement: U.S.

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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – Class 7 – Space

Steve Blank

This power is wielded through a combination of a country’s diplomacy, information, its military capabilities, economic strength, finance, intelligence, and law enforcement. dependence on TSMC in Taiwan, for its most advanced logic chips. Class 2 focused on China, the U.S.’s s primary great power competitor.

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The Coming Chip Wars

Steve Blank

The United States just did this to China by limiting Huawei’s ability to outsource its in-house chip designs for manufacture by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), a Taiwanese chip foundry. Turn the Tables – Convince TSMC/Taiwan to allow China to have sole access to TSMC. Don’t let the restrictions escalate.

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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition  – 2022 Wrap Up

Steve Blank

Final Problem Statement: How can we create an open, free Internet and maintain effective lines of communication in Taiwan in preparation for a potential invasion? Original Problem Statement: How might we implement a ubiquitous secure global access to the internet in order to help circumvent censorship in authoritarian regimes?

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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – Class 8 – Cyber

Steve Blank

This power is wielded through a combination of a country’s diplomacy, information, its military capabilities, economic strength, finance, intelligence, and law enforcement. dependence on TSMC in Taiwan, for its most advanced logic chips. This is problematic as China claims Taiwan is a province of China.