Designing an advanced chip requires paying for software tools (hundreds of thousands or low millions of dollars) rather than billions, creating much lower barriers to entry in chip design relative to manufacturing.

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Chris Miller

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you're talking in the hundreds of thousands or low millions, rather than in the billions

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Professor Chris Miller - “Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology”MIT Security Studies Program
Created: 8/11/2026, 1:42:53 AM

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