An iPhone contains approximately 15 billion transistors carved into silicon, with each transistor smaller than the size of a coronavirus, making semiconductor manufacturing the most complex and sophisticated manufacturing humans have ever undertaken.
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Chris MillerEvidence Quote
“15 billion transistors, each one smaller than the size of a coronavirus. I sort of knew that chips were complex, but this is the most complex and sophisticated manufacturing humans have ever undertaken.”
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Professor Chris Miller - “Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology”— MIT Security Studies ProgramCreated: 8/11/2026, 1:42:53 AM
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