The semiconductor shortage during COVID-19 demonstrated how reliant the US and world have become on chips that enable everything from iPhones to cars to medical equipment, and while supply chains have recovered from acute disruptions, massive looming threats to semiconductor supply remain tied to US-Taiwan-China relationships.

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The semiconductor shortage during COVID-19 showed how reliant we've become on chips... but there remains a massive looming threat

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Silicon Triangle: The United States, Taiwan, China, And Global Semiconductor SecurityHoover Institution
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:09:35 PM

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