USA vs China: The Microchip War

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  • The US and China are fighting a war. It's a weird one that's hard to see.
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    The US and China are fighting a war. It's a weird one that's hard to see. It's being fought in government offices, in company boardrooms. And it’s being fought over the most important technology in the world: Microchips.
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  • @johnnyharris
    @johnnyharris  Před rokem +1164

    Thanks so much for watching! Be sure to visit bit.ly/Scaler_JohnnyHarris to take the free live class - see you in the next video!

    • @emptyhad2571
      @emptyhad2571 Před rokem +3

      E

    • @Toshko18
      @Toshko18 Před rokem +1

      link doesn't work unfortunately ( it works but "to" and the end of the link got into the link)

    • @Succulents4life
      @Succulents4life Před rokem

      Let’s go

    • @bhl3840
      @bhl3840 Před rokem

      Military (??), like MIC (??) that has been creating arms of dêäth of millions of people worldwide. Sad.
      Btw who nuked Japan and only country to use nuclear weapons, also did not sign against first use ?

    • @alaskanmalamute101
      @alaskanmalamute101 Před rokem

      you've changed the name of the video lol? another great video though!
      reading up about Morris Chang his history is pretty insane he failed to obtain his PhD at harvard yet got a job at texas instruments climbed the ranks to vice president
      then started his own company in taiwan and become no.1 in the world like what the hell.
      education system must be pretty poor to not be able to recognise an obvious genius like this

  • @okCobalt
    @okCobalt Před rokem +17834

    From Doritos to semiconductors, Johnny sure knows a lot about chips.

    • @TH_5094
      @TH_5094 Před rokem +218

      Good one

    • @larsstougaard7097
      @larsstougaard7097 Před rokem +236

      Crunchy videos

    • @Ranshin077
      @Ranshin077 Před rokem +163

      You could say he has a chip on his shoulder...

    • @taco7668
      @taco7668 Před rokem +27

      It's called research... Alot of it
      He still knows alot though

    • @coreyhansen9711
      @coreyhansen9711 Před rokem +28

      Damn you beat me to this comment

  • @tayzonday
    @tayzonday Před rokem +4914

    It’s so mind-boggling to think that we can make transistors less than ten atoms wide now 🤯 - We didn’t even have rockets one-hundred years ago!

    • @Ashkanman
      @Ashkanman Před rokem +20

      Overwatch League

    • @gtxg.
      @gtxg. Před rokem +48

      Bro why are you here

    • @randar1969
      @randar1969 Před rokem +36

      Who is we? ah yes the Dutch well for the most part.

    • @skirata3144
      @skirata3144 Před rokem +51

      We can't the nm in the process name is not really related to the actual size of the structures being made.

    • @emelyarye2641
      @emelyarye2641 Před rokem +3

      @@randar1969 LMAO

  • @thinkofparis
    @thinkofparis Před 9 měsíci +77

    I am scientist at a University in NC. My PhD was in microfabrication and photolithography. You nailed this video. All of the science content was correct and communicated very well. I enjoyed watching this video because outside of the engineering and science content, I learned a lot. Well Done sir!

  • @amanrubey
    @amanrubey Před rokem +23

    Fantastic! I work at one of these companies and it was so delightful to watch such a beautiful presentation of the work that my company is doing. You made me learn about my company much more than my company's onboarding videos did!

  • @seanwhite9789
    @seanwhite9789 Před rokem +1566

    Okay the size of a transistor being smaller than a strand of DNA is actually blowing my mind right now. That is so so so so crazy. To think how far we’ve come

    • @nolongerblocked6210
      @nolongerblocked6210 Před rokem +18

      Same 🤯🤯🤯

    • @milkgrapes6420
      @milkgrapes6420 Před rokem

      Moore's Law is dead. We might have to split atoms to go further.

    • @Katya_frv
      @Katya_frv Před rokem +100

      @@nolongerblocked6210 Most transistors in use arent that small afaik, IBM conducted experiments and successfully made a 2 nm transistor some time back but it's not in mass production, most PC CPUs, phone SOCs, etc are currently in the range of 10nm - 4nm depending on how old the semiconductors are. (However, tsmc and samsung are already in production of 3nm dies i believe)

    • @vicmac3513
      @vicmac3513 Před rokem +25

      IBM will start their 2nm mass production during this year. Probably not a full-scale yet though.

    • @ovidiufarcau243
      @ovidiufarcau243 Před rokem +18

      they will make it smaller than nano the task is to go to Pico metters - 1000 x smaller than nano

  • @tantoassassin
    @tantoassassin Před rokem +1654

    Being an engineer in ASML, I must say you did a great job explaining the whole thing. Great video as usual but I wish you had talked more about ASML than just saying magic laser machine makers. Having a monopoly on lithography machine manufacturing, they are not less of a player than TSMC in the global chip supply chain.

    • @LargePoulet420
      @LargePoulet420 Před rokem +262

      Thx for the magic laser machines

    • @TonySaysHello
      @TonySaysHello Před rokem +32

      Thank you for the magic laser machines. Lol. Did you read chip wars by chris miller?

    • @alexandruszekeres2379
      @alexandruszekeres2379 Před rokem +100

      i was about to comment the same thing. great video as always but just want to mention that the machines that create the chips are created by a single company in netherlands and they have monopoly on that product. they are at the same level of importance like china, taiwan and US and should have had your attention too in this conflict.

    • @charlech
      @charlech Před rokem +35

      But they are valued less than TSMC. TSMC is still slightly more critical

    • @auslander1026
      @auslander1026 Před rokem +17

      Yeah! Thanks for the magic laser machines!

  • @AndreFilipeBMX
    @AndreFilipeBMX Před rokem +60

    I knew the importance of microships, but as an european engineer I had absolutely no ideal of all this geopolitical background acts! Thank you for bringing light for this, since the mainstream media only focus on superficial stuff! Subscribed

    • @xz6107
      @xz6107 Před 9 měsíci

      Military doesn't need cutting-edge iphone chips. It needs reliant bigger ones. China probably has a self-reliant military chip industry, already. I doubt if Joe Biden knows that and he knows his decision is largely political.

  • @shadykable
    @shadykable Před rokem +8

    So glad I found this channel, your videos are very informative and on point!
    Keep up the good work

  • @kartikgandhi1864
    @kartikgandhi1864 Před rokem +1224

    I am an engineer and I studied semiconductors for two semesters in school. Johnny’s explanation of what chips are and how they work was BY FAR the simplest I have ever seen or heard. You really are a gem of a content creator. Please never stop the good work. ❤

    • @paoloorate2265
      @paoloorate2265 Před rokem

      USA average IQ is only 85 vs Chinese average IQ of 109. In the long run, the Asians will outsmart the Americans.

    • @channelname4331
      @channelname4331 Před rokem +50

      a little oversimplified but thats okay - he isn't a science explainer

    • @TuNnL
      @TuNnL Před rokem +84

      @@channelname4331 that's a relative statement. It's only oversimplified if the details he left out would help you understand the point of the video more.
      This is not a video about how to build a microchip, but the role microchips are playing in geopolitics, and potentially, open warfare. 🚀

    • @Alobster1
      @Alobster1 Před rokem +16

      Except that he called a vacuum tube a transistor.

    • @556m4
      @556m4 Před rokem

      Johnny talks to his audience like they have a 40 IQ.

  • @rohandutta5694
    @rohandutta5694 Před rokem +397

    I work in the semi conductor industry as a design engineer in the US and I feel great after watching this video, especially the short story of the mind boggling chip manufacturing process. Its unknown to many but its just out of the world tech innovation humans have ever come across. Many also don't know the impact of this trade war in their day to day life. I am happy you summarized it pretty well. I would love to watch a video on the whole cycle of chip designing. Its really interesting and it would be great for others to hear it from you. Great job Johnny.

    • @honeythura
      @honeythura Před rokem +7

      Hi 5. I do work in FABs too but in Singapore

    • @basedlordess
      @basedlordess Před rokem +1

      So if anything was reverse engineered from alien technology itd be the microchip process

    • @ronnieroyyy9
      @ronnieroyyy9 Před rokem +1

      Dada jhonny Harris er mentality ho6 typical European colonial mentality I'm also a daily viewer of his channel but recently some of his videos changed my narrative over him

    • @wilhathaway1987
      @wilhathaway1987 Před rokem

      @@ronnieroyyy9 👈🤡

    • @aninvisiblehuman8423
      @aninvisiblehuman8423 Před rokem +2

      Bro come to india and please do your research here.
      Is it possible to make your own chip without US help ?

  • @cowholy3031
    @cowholy3031 Před 7 měsíci +7

    Huawei: Hello? America? 😂

    • @letsplay4312
      @letsplay4312 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Lol ... everything went down the drain....China semicon technology has advanced even further due to their restriction and is now self reliant in semicon industry...good job China
      😂

  • @mikeg7244
    @mikeg7244 Před 9 měsíci +20

    Spent my Saturday from morning to late night watching your videos. You’re the best at breaking down Geopolitics.
    I can’t stop watching. Learned in one day more than my entire school years. Thank you 🙏🏽

  • @TimeBucks
    @TimeBucks Před rokem +397

    Great video like always

  • @rs.wright
    @rs.wright Před rokem +463

    Fabs really are remarkable. Some of the most automated facilities in the world, and they require almost complete retooling when wafer sizes change every few years. I worked in the space creating high purity gas lines for some of the bigger tool makers and the market is a constant cycle of boom and bust.

    • @kimjongun269
      @kimjongun269 Před rokem +27

      I worked in a fab back in 1998 in colorado springs. Company call Atmel Corporation. We made the chip for PS2 Sony playstation.
      I was etch fab and photos.

    • @rs.wright
      @rs.wright Před rokem +11

      @@kimjongun269 I am certain I've quoted parts that would later be sold to Atmel/Microchip.

    • @dianapennepacker6854
      @dianapennepacker6854 Před rokem +7

      For me it is the EVU machines that FABs use. ASLM doesn't get enough credit. The people who create the tools to make the tools don't either. The mirrors alone are just mind bending.
      Wish there was a video on how a chip is made. Ground up. From uhh the architecture? To the software to hardware. A video that I easily digestible for a layman like myself.
      Same with tool makers and military weapon makers.

    • @thorwaldjohanson2526
      @thorwaldjohanson2526 Před rokem +1

      @@dianapennepacker6854 check out asianometry, he has excellent videos about the semiconductor industry!

    • @dianapennepacker6854
      @dianapennepacker6854 Před rokem

      @@thorwaldjohanson2526 That was one video I did watch. I want to learn more though! He gave a slick break down for sure. Dude is a wealth of information.
      Know any other channels like him or like Harris? I'm sick and so have a LOT of free time and burning through subjects and content.
      I found one channel that that seemed informative but required knowledge before hand as I was googlibg terms left and right and then had to Google those terms haha.

  • @Osvster
    @Osvster Před 7 měsíci +9

    Hey update as for September, China finally getting on 7nm semiconductor on Huawei Phone. The whole reason of keeping Taiwan safe might be gone by now. And the big reason they blocked semiconductor, might be less effective.

  • @man_cave_crafts
    @man_cave_crafts Před rokem +6

    Seriously to me this is the best storytelling and video quality I've seen on CZcams. I keep getting stuck on his videos all the time

  • @Eric-ue5mm
    @Eric-ue5mm Před rokem +775

    When the chips act got passed and TSMC announced the investment in the US all i could think about was HOW none of the large Media outlets reported on this in the huge way this deserves. This is BIG.
    EDIT: of course some reported, but I felt like delayed and without proper economic analysis.

    • @michaelfriscia8166
      @michaelfriscia8166 Před rokem +1

      That's because Nancy pelosi bought 70% of the stock and she told the media to keep it quiet.

    • @imCurveee
      @imCurveee Před rokem

      They're too concerned with bullshit, hocus-pocus woke social issues. Important geopolitical news with major economic or military implications doesn't get clicks or views from Americans anymore.

    • @germanarturo11
      @germanarturo11 Před rokem +32

      The chip act looks more like a payoff of politicians in Whashington DC to silicon Valley. It's too late already, we are almost 100% dependent on foreign microchips, and those companies receiving these billions of dollars will keep on selling their new technology and developing their products overseas... no restrictions on any of these in the act in reality.
      Also, it was an executive order, which can easily be dismantled; if it was such a good idea why it did not go through the legislature, which both chambers, if Congress were democrat majority? Something fishy about this...

    • @bryce9497
      @bryce9497 Před rokem

      @@germanarturo11 the fishy part relates to the bigger picture that Johnny didn't go into but alluded to: military superiority coupled with economic superiority sufficient enough for China to supplant the United States as global hegemon. The problem is that if China isn't already at that point, they are working extremely fast to get there. They have been outspoken about their goal to become global hegemon by at latest 2049, and their plan is phased to transition from economic competition and being leveled with the United States to then achieve military superiority and put it to work. And it's not just about microchips, is about becoming the primary source of all relevant military and consumer products the 4th industrial revolution. China controls the supply chains are pretty much all the relevant raw materials in modern economy, including rare earths and specialized metals like lithium, titanium, nickel, and cobalt. The other primary sources are Chile, Australia, the Congo, and the mother load is located in, you guessed it, Eastern Ukraine. In fact, prior to the invasion, Ukraine was dishing out mining permits to around 9000 surveyed massive deposits of 117/120 most utilized raw materials to European and North American entities over Chinese entities. Ukraine was also signing economic alliances for renewable energy products like lithium batteries with the European Union. A month before Russia's invasion, China and Russia entered a "no limits" partnership with the express purpose of countering the United States, NATO, and the West generally. Russia is China's most strategic partner for global supremacy. All the oil and natural gas that was going to Europe is now going east to China and other Southeast Asian countries. Russia natural resources, military capability, coastline in the Northern Arctic, and vast terrain is the perfect buffer against NATO. Furthermore, at the same time they were creating and doing preliminary tests of that missile, China launched the Belt and Road Initiative, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, and a rival of the US dollar trade and finance system (SWIFT) which is the CIPS for the Chinese yuan. These are all institutionally geopolitical tools that functionally replace the United Nations and all of its subsidiary entities like the IMF and WTO. The frosting on the cake is that China's infrastructure is the most advanced in the world, similar to how the United States was by the 1950s after World War II. The only thing they are missing is the power over international financial institutions and global governance to facilitate their rise to the top. All of these moving parts suggest that in the near term, we are entering a Split world order between east and west along with authoritarian v. democratic regimes. Both sides will likely have their own ecosystem of technologies, currencies, and supply chains... it's likely that people will not be able to easily travel between east and west. Ultimately, it seems that the United States views its only way to maintain global supremacy is through some sort of military conflict that cuts off China's ambitions before they reach a level of superiority. But leading up to that point, we still rely on China and its allies for the majority of our critical raw materials, products and services. So we can't afford to cut them off completely right now. All we can do is just slow them down while establishing the foundation for what will be a military conflict.

    • @anonymousanonymous-ok3nn
      @anonymousanonymous-ok3nn Před rokem

      @@germanarturo11 Only direr on the GOP side. How many Americans from, let’s say, Alabama, knows what it takes to make chips?
      NVIDIA, AMD are just basically run by ethnically Chinese. Intel, Qualcomm, are basically run by Indians. All other high-tech companies are basically 1/3 of Chinese and 1/3 Indians. Very few of the high tech companies are run by Americans. In silicon valley, in Austin TX. MAGA people is a joke in this regard.
      If the US companies pay better , people work for the them. If the CCP companies pay better, people work for them. We all work for few years here and few years there. I know a pretty renowned startup company moved to Switzerland, so that it can continue doing business with both sides. Huawei just set up some umbrella company, let’s say in Singapore and nobody really cares.
      It’s all about the bs politicians bs-ting around.

  • @just_a_turtle_chad
    @just_a_turtle_chad Před rokem +440

    I love how polished your vids are Johnny, I think at least out of the people I watch on CZcams you make the most cinematic productions well done man you defo earnt that Emmy well done dude

    • @user-op8fg3ny3j
      @user-op8fg3ny3j Před rokem +3

      you got infected by bots

    • @johnnyharris
      @johnnyharris  Před rokem +59

      such a generous comment thank you!

    • @ihavenoname3925
      @ihavenoname3925 Před rokem +2

      @Don't Read My Profile Picture i won't

    • @rustyshackle917
      @rustyshackle917 Před rokem +2

      Why are there always so many fanbois in the comment section of this channel that contribute absolutely nothing to the conversation?

    • @twitter.comelomhycy
      @twitter.comelomhycy Před rokem

      Instead watch the movie, your name

  • @marknylund1007
    @marknylund1007 Před rokem +3

    Hey , Just wanted to leave a comment to tell you I just discovered your channel and I cant believe how interesting it is. Top quality content ,you get me hooked up from start to finish.

  • @grproteus
    @grproteus Před rokem +8

    It's important to understand: the transistor changed the world not because it could control the flow of electricity (we had devices that can do that way before of transistors) but because it made it possible to have much more logic devices in the same area.

  • @SobhiyarMemon
    @SobhiyarMemon Před rokem +76

    The most important thing Johnny said here was “weapononizing economic interdependence” - very true. When these nations were becoming interdependent, they didn’t think some of them would intend to weaponize it. It shows why many empires of the past aimed to be 100% self sufficient.

    • @armageddon87
      @armageddon87 Před rokem

      Historically it has always been western that invades the east. China's phylosophy has never been to wage wars externally.

    • @JR-vc4gm
      @JR-vc4gm Před rokem +2

      That‘s actually wrong. Interdependence is actually a good thing. In the case of China and the US, China is much more depend on the US, that's why the US can easy ban all these things.

    • @armageddon87
      @armageddon87 Před rokem +8

      @@JR-vc4gm china depends on US for its technology yes. But, US depends on china for their cheap labour. To top it off, technology like EUV is not an exclusive US developed technology too

    • @JR-vc4gm
      @JR-vc4gm Před rokem +2

      @@armageddon87 you can always relocate cheap labor, but it's nearly impossible for China to make its own high-end chips. That's why US was able to ban from selling technology and chips to China.

    • @righteousmammon9011
      @righteousmammon9011 Před rokem

      @@armageddon87 There are many places in the world to get cheap labor.

  • @robertpettengill4116
    @robertpettengill4116 Před rokem +450

    Just watched this one. Great piece. You are absolutely killing it, Johnny. No one comes within 1,000 miles of you for breaking down complex topics in such an articulate and entertaining way. Well done, sir.

    • @Apathymiller
      @Apathymiller Před rokem +1

      Don't know if you know of Jake Tran, but he puts out some good stuff. Not exactly the same as Johnny but good entertaining info as well.

    • @stephencraig9523
      @stephencraig9523 Před 11 měsíci +1

      try james jani

    • @parabolicpanorama
      @parabolicpanorama Před 9 měsíci +1

      too bad so much of it is wrong

    • @Vortex-hz8sb
      @Vortex-hz8sb Před 9 měsíci

      @@parabolicpanorama What is wrong?

    • @classydarktoys5731
      @classydarktoys5731 Před 8 měsíci

      This is the first video I’ve ever seen from this guy and I absolutely agree. This is crazy good quality.

  • @eduardosanchez7827
    @eduardosanchez7827 Před 7 měsíci +7

    It’s weird to watch this video now that Huawei is using Chinese 7nm chips made in China… the US really lost it’s edge on this technology

  • @pokemonian742
    @pokemonian742 Před 9 měsíci +12

    Just a correction, China is making their own military chips. Military level chips need to be large and robust. The chip war is very little into military competition; most of it is about economic dominance.

  • @Geertt
    @Geertt Před rokem +305

    I'd love if there was more talked about the Dutch company ASML. This is the only company that's able to manufacture the machines that make the most advanced chips. Basically the entire (advanced) chip industry is dependent on this company. The rivals are many years behind this company. The US is trying to keep the Netherlands from selling these machines to China.

    • @xSCHEF
      @xSCHEF Před rokem +40

      Before the year is over we’re gonna be bored with loads of CZcamsrs doing their piece on ASML. This company from the Netherlands is almost incomprehensibly important in this very war this video talks about

    • @pikachus5m166
      @pikachus5m166 Před rokem +25

      And it's widely thought the Nordstream2 bombing was the first act of US industrial sabotage, when in fact it was the ASML manufacturing facility that housed the first EUV lithography machine destined for China. Shortly after the arson attack, the US passed a law forbidding the export of such technology.

    • @Cantnomore
      @Cantnomore Před rokem

      @pikachus 5m You're an absolutely dead brain if you believe that the US was the one to sabotage Nordstream2. I hope you get help. 🫤

    • @Bolognabeef
      @Bolognabeef Před rokem +15

      @@pikachus5m166 I'd like a source for that

    • @Bendoughver
      @Bendoughver Před rokem +39

      Just adding more info, ASML is right in the middle of this conflict. That said my Counter point is that the dutch could have not developed this machine alone. American engineers made thousands of the most crucial parts in the EUV machine along taiwanese, Korean, and Japanese engineers. They own those patents, and have said they will be revoked if they sell to China. This imo is where it starts to get really blurry.

  • @Mark-sc8mt
    @Mark-sc8mt Před rokem +651

    I've actually worked at the fab in the Netherlands that you mentioned, believe me; that place is truly unbelievable in two things. First is the average iq of employees, second is the extreme security protocol in place...

    • @jac1207
      @jac1207 Před rokem +35

      good.
      Cyber security and general physical and counter-social engineering security has taken a loooong time to finally catch up. TSMC is important, but ASML is the also important.

    • @robbiew6177
      @robbiew6177 Před rokem +23

      @@sketchtheparadigmyork1217 That’s probably why he said “workED”

    • @jaredlu2200
      @jaredlu2200 Před rokem

      So its safe to stay those workers didn't get the covid vaccine..right?

    • @darthmaul8912
      @darthmaul8912 Před rokem +5

      @@robbiew6177 That's why he don't reply. He is already fodder for the fishes.😋

    • @nicholasdarrylh.9062
      @nicholasdarrylh.9062 Před rokem

      @@sketchtheparadigmyork1217 He was stating the obvious, so that's probably allowed

  • @jrbqto
    @jrbqto Před rokem +100

    I have been asking this question about what the heck is going on with semi-conductors for over a year and a half. You just put all the pieces together and elaborated more on the topic in 30 minutes. Thanks for this one, thanks for making it make sense.

    • @suzietang8720
      @suzietang8720 Před 11 měsíci

      it's pathetic you would rather believe that one country can "steal" the top advanced technology from US and even get ahead instead of figuring how it works by its people. How one can get ahead if one only knows stealing??? it must be difficult for you to admit the fact that Chinese just can invent and develop some top advanced technologies like BUILDING SPACE STATION, nuclear weapons, 5G and quantum science and technology:P

    • @Bothandle70
      @Bothandle70 Před 10 měsíci

      The video completely ignores at what level other countries are on making chips.

    • @thegrayyernaut
      @thegrayyernaut Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@Bothandle70 Well it was focusing on US and China.
      Do you have any info, or any sources you can point me to, for me to learn about other countries?

    • @isaach5563
      @isaach5563 Před 3 měsíci

      ​@@thegrayyernaut I'd reccomend the book Chip Wars

  • @mattiereid77
    @mattiereid77 Před rokem +1

    Great stuff Johnny. You and the team are a cut above the rest out there.

  • @ricetogo
    @ricetogo Před rokem +418

    So awesome that you give credits to the entire team that deservedly be recognized. Looking forward for more contents.

  • @CodingWithLewis
    @CodingWithLewis Před rokem +181

    Love your demonstration on how transistors and circuits work! Trying to get this animation style 🙃

    • @vidipvikas3844
      @vidipvikas3844 Před rokem +2

      Really agree with you.

    • @paoloorate2265
      @paoloorate2265 Před rokem

      USA average IQ is only 85 vs Chinese average IQ of 109. In the long run, the Asians will outsmart the Americans.

  • @stemnasticsllcsmith1030
    @stemnasticsllcsmith1030 Před 8 měsíci +4

    This video was very informative and helpful.

  • @teleginslava
    @teleginslava Před 8 měsíci +1

    Huge thanks for what you do guys!

  • @aliastagami2346
    @aliastagami2346 Před rokem +329

    I feel for you Johnny. I work for the U.S. Dept of Commerce, in the Bureau of Industry & Security. Watching your brain melt at 23:45 reading updates to 15 CFR was very relatable. This is only a small fraction of my work and yet it dominates so much of my offices time and resources.

    • @jjcoola998
      @jjcoola998 Před rokem +17

      Hey fellow department of commerce friend 👋

    • @nlx78
      @nlx78 Před rokem +6

      Slightly comparable, I work as a shipping manager in the port of Rotterdam and Brexit brought back all the paperwork and fine print. This is while the UK is the Netherlands 3rd largest trading partner. I simply can't understand the people looking at the world and then say: "We need to get out of the EU as well!". Of course they think Putin and Russia is just a minor thing, China is great for cheap stuff and that the US will always have our backs....yeah, we saw with Trump who claimed Montenegro (he didn't know it was a country, I'm sure) would be the cause of WWIII.

    • @michaelhuang7842
      @michaelhuang7842 Před rokem

      Even if the US banned any 3nm to 5nm chips to Chinese companies, the US would not be able to stop China from making weapons. Because China already has the industrial technology of 7nm to 28nm chips. Weapons don't require microchips, except for iphones and ipads. If China wants to put microchips in weapons, they can remove them from iphones. Is APPLE pulling out of the Chinese market?

    • @shawnhennity1769
      @shawnhennity1769 Před rokem +3

      @@nlx78 "the US will always have our backs." You are now dependent on us, which is why you are free falling downward, but we are not better.

  • @bristo424
    @bristo424 Před rokem +525

    Interesting video as always! Might be a bit biased since I’m Dutch, but I feel like you didn’t really highlight the significance of ASML and the Dutch-US relations in this. 90% of the machines that make the chips are made by ASML. The Dutch government banned export to China, under pressure from the Biden administration. Our prime minister visited the white house earlier this week too. The EUV machines made by ASML are so advanced that that even if China were to receive an EUV machine, it would still take them years to understand and be able to make those machines themselves (or at least I’ve been told so). In a decade or 2-3, ASML came from non-existent to being market leader. Moreover, there was a huge scandal about a decade ago where Chinese spies infiltrated ASML. I have some minor knowledge on this but if you have the time I would greatly appreciate another video on this! Chris

    • @TheKnickwitz
      @TheKnickwitz Před rokem +27

      Zeiss makes the mirrors and you cant reverse engenieer to make this "perfect" mirrors. Same with other techparts.

    • @daa7241
      @daa7241 Před rokem +14

      This video is about china and us war and taiwan plays major role in it. China not going to attack you guys hence less focus on you.

    • @kogaryu5558
      @kogaryu5558 Před rokem +5

      @@daa7241 I across the Pond in Africa yet I understand the significance of that tech. Why do you think Chinese sent spies there?

    • @HYC.
      @HYC. Před rokem

      @@kogaryu5558 我们中国政府上下5000年,吃过很多灭国的苦和教训,最重的一次是在清朝的时候,所以我清楚我们国家政府的做风,我不是很相信中国会派间谍,反之中国境内的间谍一抓一大把,我们不偷取技术,我们会制造出一样的,或者更好的,如果我们不行,我们也会虚心请教,中国来之不易的和平,我们的政府绝对不会破坏这来之不易的和平

    • @richardwagner8659
      @richardwagner8659 Před rokem +1

      +Trumpf for the UV Lasers

  • @joshuaaugustin5005
    @joshuaaugustin5005 Před rokem

    I gotta say, your videos are frickin' awesome! The editing and special effects are off the chain, and you always come up with the most interesting and entertaining content. You're seriously killing it on CZcams!
    But, I gotta give you a little feedback - all them ads are getting annoying, man. I know you gotta make some dough to keep producing these sick vids, but three ad breaks in one video is too much. It's like, "Come on dude, let me watch the damn video!"
    I'm not trying to hate, I just wanna keep watching your stuff without getting interrupted by ads all the time. Maybe you can find some other way to make some cash that won't be so in-your-face for us viewers?
    Anyway, keep up the amazing work! Your videos are seriously top-notch.

  • @samueljayachandran2849
    @samueljayachandran2849 Před 10 měsíci +5

    I took a class in my university about going from transistors to logic gates, using logic gates to make different logical operators’ gates, arithmetic computation gates for small numbers, one-bit memory…..cool stuff

  • @kgriffin1032
    @kgriffin1032 Před rokem +177

    I always love all of your videos but as someone working towards getting my degree in Electrical Engineering, with a concentration in Micro and Nano Devices, I found this particular video even more interesting. Keep up the great work.

    • @sini234
      @sini234 Před rokem +1

      Cudos! I always find it hard listening to ppl saying „switch“ :)

    • @paoloorate2265
      @paoloorate2265 Před rokem

      USA average IQ is only 85 vs Chinese average IQ of 109. In the long run, the Asians will outsmart the Americans.

    • @tpeterson9140
      @tpeterson9140 Před rokem +1

      good we need ppl like u

    • @wrathofgrothendieck
      @wrathofgrothendieck Před rokem

      Grey goo technology

    • @zacksmith5963
      @zacksmith5963 Před rokem

      Fully support china

  • @dawsonkeith9506
    @dawsonkeith9506 Před rokem +203

    The visual storytelling that you create is phenomenal, and unlike many other youtubers. I truly love the way that you explain things and with tom fox’s music it sets the mood for everything. Thanks for all the work that you and your team put into making your videos.

    • @richardprice5978
      @richardprice5978 Před rokem

      still forgetting USA 🇺🇸 imperialism and monopoly power goals worldwide sadly just as the stallen/cold-war era was/now is and the protection of the 1%er's/elites USA and Europe not average joe's in the USA 🇺🇸
      glad the USA 🇺🇸 navy's has been called out for enforcement of WTO ( and the EU is get free navy and airforce help as 🇺🇸 average joey's are paying for it, also not getting a good return for tax's ) and it's violating the Monroe doctrine that foundation for 🇺🇸 government back to 1800-now

    • @nicoleabdi9631
      @nicoleabdi9631 Před 5 měsíci

      he is journalist lol

  • @MrKrabs-du7ss
    @MrKrabs-du7ss Před 5 měsíci

    Your editing is amazing, and thanks for educating me about chips.

  • @tharinduperera4431
    @tharinduperera4431 Před 3 měsíci +2

    You nailed the episode sir ! I watched the entire thing without a single pause and absorbed a wealth of knowledge and information from your videos. Thank you, sir.

  • @nielsontheroad
    @nielsontheroad Před rokem +303

    Cool video and a great way to explain the concept of a microchip. However, I do think you missed an opportunity to highlight the importance and criticality of a single company in this supply chain and therefore geopolitical conflict: ASML. These advanced chips of today would not exist without those lithography machines. In fact, the story itself about how this company established this monopolistic position and over time became Europe's most valuable company is very interesting and maybe worth telling in a separate video. Actually the Dutch prime minister visited the United States yesterday to specifically talk about this topic and ASML's role in this geopolitical conflict. You see, ASML would miss out on billions of revenue if they don't to sell those machines, which cost a minimum of $200 million each, to China. Occasionally they also catch 'spies' from China trying to steal company secrets from ASML in the Netherlands. Would love to see a more in-depth video on this as the US can create all the FABS they want but they won't be able to function without these machines ✌

    • @esbjornmonteliusrisberg6834
      @esbjornmonteliusrisberg6834 Před rokem +26

      Love when the viewer's also can contribute with missed information. It's so important to be able to criticize a work

    • @Henrik22277
      @Henrik22277 Před rokem +14

      ASML does not ship the latest tech to china - they keep the tech to supply intel etc. - on the other hand intel announced to open microchip factories in europe (eg germany) to secure the supply of microchips to the automotive industry

    • @HelloWorld-wf5xc
      @HelloWorld-wf5xc Před rokem +17

      Absolutely I was thinking the same. Johnny didn’t didn’t emphasise enough the singular role of that company. I would even say that this tech is more important to china than anything coming from the us. This is the one step of the supply chain that they have no clear way forward in building within their own borders… it is the key technology that they lack to build chips on the level of intel, tsmc and Samsung.

    • @Adomir
      @Adomir Před rokem +17

      He might have emphasized it more, but he does mention it in this video (around 17:47). He probably did not want to go off too much on a tangent. He warns beforehand it is super simplified. I agree it deserves a separate video.

    • @ericfolmar7338
      @ericfolmar7338 Před rokem

      There’s a really good video on that company, I forget who made it tho

  • @SpacedogD
    @SpacedogD Před rokem +174

    Thanks for making this video. I worked in the semiconductor industry in the past decade and while I'm familiar with some of the policies, some of the moves didn't really make sense to me without understanding the underlying situation. This video helped explain a lot of the missing pieces in the relationship and supply chain that helped me understand why certain things happened in my industry in the past decade.

    • @meso8848
      @meso8848 Před rokem

      this guys hasn't explained much! yep the conflict is about chip at least he said that and I was surprised of that! But he is splitting Taiwan from China! And he is saying like US is protecting Taiwan from its biggest neighbor China! .. Dude,. the US is simply attacking China to get control of Taiwan and thus have control over the chip ! Period... it's like the invasion of Panama in 89 to have control of the Canal to avoid having their ships doing all Latina America from East to West.. they will use the Panama Canal!
      US is attacking China for chip of Taiwan

    • @sparshsingh4342
      @sparshsingh4342 Před rokem +6

      Do elaborate

    • @SpacedogD
      @SpacedogD Před rokem

      @@sparshsingh4342 just lots of back and forth uncertainties in terms of the policies and project statuses regarding companies from China

    • @sparshsingh4342
      @sparshsingh4342 Před rokem

      @@SpacedogD oh I see

  • @Fattjaskins
    @Fattjaskins Před rokem

    jus found this channel, watchin all your vids. great stuff; keep up good videos.

  • @arunish4491
    @arunish4491 Před 3 měsíci

    Im just bingeing all these valuable informative videos Thankyou!

  • @somahagymasy5341
    @somahagymasy5341 Před rokem +187

    So glad you are covering this topic! I am in the middle of writing my thesis based on Taiwan and China’s relationship and the microchip war is a big part of it. So I really connected with this video. Great work!

    • @laysdong
      @laysdong Před rokem

      Make sure you cover the part where china used to be a military dictatorship and the people rose up and kicked them out and these nationalists fled to Taiwan where they formed their own government, killed the opposition and maintained the dictatorship for another 30 years while setting up these fabs

    • @4menace
      @4menace Před rokem +6

      This comment feels like a discussion post lol

    • @JmKrokY
      @JmKrokY Před rokem +2

      Interesting

    • @user-oq4lw4xv1p
      @user-oq4lw4xv1p Před rokem

      Taiwan will always be a part of China!

    • @cadhlaohanlon4443
      @cadhlaohanlon4443 Před rokem +1

      But the conflict started along before chips were even invented 😮

  • @cinmingrl
    @cinmingrl Před rokem +212

    First video of yours I've watched. Incredible presentation. Humorous and mind blowing start to finish. I never imagined I would feel like I can understand the geopolitical importance of chips and enjoy learning about it . Excellent storytelling. Thank you

    • @sacamain0
      @sacamain0 Před rokem

      Absolutely agree! Also my first one

    • @Emindede661
      @Emindede661 Před rokem

      Teşekkürler efendim

    • @kross517
      @kross517 Před rokem +1

      Have fun binge watching all his videos. I havent come across one i dont like yet.

    • @edgarbarrera14
      @edgarbarrera14 Před rokem

      All of the videos on this channel are great!

  • @jasonrohrssen3394
    @jasonrohrssen3394 Před rokem

    Great video. Thank you for helping me to have a clearer understanding of this important issue. God bless you.

  • @jklive2008
    @jklive2008 Před rokem

    Nicely explained whole things, Thanks brother 👍

  • @SaviourInBlack
    @SaviourInBlack Před rokem +19

    This is probably the most important and informative video on U.S. China international relations.
    My only criticism is that you focused on silicone being so valuable when it seems that the knowledge, skill, and capability to make these chips is much more important.

    • @eechaze12
      @eechaze12 Před rokem +3

      What use is the skill if no raw material? Equally important in my opinion

    • @cykeok3525
      @cykeok3525 Před rokem

      ​@@eechaze12 Hate to break it to you, but silicon as a raw material is ABUNDANTLY present. It is extremely plentiful and cheap, everywhere. The second most common element in the planet's crust.
      "Mining silicon" is basically collecting sand.
      The knowledge and facilities to manufacture semiconductor wafers, and microfabrication of chips from those, is the limiting factor.

    • @cykeok3525
      @cykeok3525 Před rokem

      @Laxmi Kanth Yeah Johnny Harris is referring to wafers and completed chips when he says "silicon".
      Not the raw material.

  • @dominiquewong4706
    @dominiquewong4706 Před rokem +131

    As a Taiwanese, this hits close to "home".
    Chips were just an economic miracle in the past, but now they are "national security"
    TSMC is hiring a crazy amount of master graduation in engineering in Taiwan.
    And we all know the fate of our country is highly related to how competitive TSMC will be.
    Really huge pros to Johnny for making this video very visual and easy to understand for newcomers.

    • @googane7755
      @googane7755 Před rokem +1

      I'm an electronic engineer in Ireland and its crazy how much of the semiconductor parts we use are from TSMC. There has been a huge EU push recently to open new fabs across europe, everyone seemed to just now realise how valuable these things are to national security.

    • @leihtory7423
      @leihtory7423 Před rokem +7

      @@googane7755 and TSMC has a factory in Mainland China.

    • @AlbertKimMusic
      @AlbertKimMusic Před rokem +3

      Such an exciting and very scary period we’re living in

    • @Zergcerebrates
      @Zergcerebrates Před rokem +7

      @@leihtory7423 They do but they cannot manufacture the most advance chips by TSMC in Taiwan. It is a security and strategy move to protect themselves(TSMC)

    • @xh82k9p3
      @xh82k9p3 Před rokem +14

      @@leihtory7423TSMC in China only produce 28nm chips,but in Taiwan TSMC produce 3nm,5nm chips,which is use on iPhone,AMD’s CPU

  • @andrewameny7347
    @andrewameny7347 Před rokem +3

    I love your journalism! Keep it up! You are unbiased and focus on the facts. Bravo!

  • @kaustavroy6542
    @kaustavroy6542 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Hats off to the entire team for this amazing content. ❤

  • @thefocuschic3234
    @thefocuschic3234 Před rokem +44

    Holy molly, Johnny published a 30 min long video in a Wed morning. There goes my productivity!

    • @johnnyharris
      @johnnyharris  Před rokem +13

      sorry!

    • @thefocuschic3234
      @thefocuschic3234 Před rokem +5

      @@johnnyharris haha don't! Your work is amazing as usual. I had to watch it in chunks, tho.
      Thanks!

    • @Kraci1ius
      @Kraci1ius Před rokem +1

      Yup. There goes my half-hour morning. My colleagues were wondering why I was smiling a lot on the computer. 😄

  • @noahpaakaula-cox4855
    @noahpaakaula-cox4855 Před rokem +72

    Yesterday, I thought to myself, it’s been almost two weeks since Johnny Harris released a video. He must be working on something long. Then, I see this!
    Thanks for always releasing lengthy full scale documentaries!

  • @burberryalvarez7914
    @burberryalvarez7914 Před rokem

    Ur content is good. Very informative but u also keep it interesting 👍🏼🙏🏼

  • @MissLiyah_
    @MissLiyah_ Před rokem

    Your videos are so interesting and informative this is my favorite channel keep it up Johnny !!! ❤

  • @bideojames4222
    @bideojames4222 Před rokem +159

    The AI war is happening simultaneously, that's a video on it's own if you would like to go down that rabbit hole. Gonna settle in and watch this now, thanks for the continued content Johnny.

    • @picklerick8222
      @picklerick8222 Před rokem +1

      lol you have a wild mind

    • @shannalee2520
      @shannalee2520 Před rokem

      Project Convergence.
      They all combine with Paperclip for it. No more freedom for us.

  • @Chris_at_Home
    @Chris_at_Home Před rokem +65

    I retired from a communications job where I worked with fiber optic,microwave and satellite communications. I started out in electronics working in a TV repair shop at 16 yo in 1969. I did a four year enlistment in the military in avionics and they taught us both tubes and semiconductors. It is amazing the changes I have seen over 50 years. Huge pieces of electronics that took up a whole rack have been reduced to a few rack spaces.

  • @flavaghaudtv
    @flavaghaudtv Před rokem

    New subscriber ! I’m definitely rocking with y’all content man keep it up!

  • @mauroubel
    @mauroubel Před 4 měsíci

    Awesome job with this video! Thanks for sharing.

  • @PristinePerceptions
    @PristinePerceptions Před rokem +36

    Thanks for covering this. Fabs are hands down the most complex manufacturing facilities in the world, and most people don't even know about them.

  • @coffeerevival7812
    @coffeerevival7812 Před rokem +18

    Thank you! Loved the animated maps! It’s very interesting to see a Birdseye view of the global economic and geographical relationships between the worlds key players in the micro chip industry. This was very fun and informative.

  • @johnmyers-ep8uk
    @johnmyers-ep8uk Před rokem +3

    I love your videos thanks to you and your entire team.

  • @nicolecarnevale3226
    @nicolecarnevale3226 Před rokem +4

    Thanks for explaining this chip issue I was unaware of. No wonder the skirmish involving Taiwan and China. It felt intense in its persistence and consistence newsworthy consistency.

    • @InXLsisDeo
      @InXLsisDeo Před 6 měsíci +1

      Unlike the US, China revendicates Taiwan not for its microchips industry, but because Taiwan historically used to be chinese before the government that Mao expelled took refuge in Taiwan.
      Moreover China is now capable of producing their own chips, so tsmc isn't as strategic for them as it is for the United States.

  • @vamsikrishna9501
    @vamsikrishna9501 Před rokem +101

    Being an engineer in the semi-conductor industry, none of this is news to me. But this presentation is so phenomenal, it hooked me in for 30mins straight. Jonny Harris is undoubtedly the GOAT🐐 of content creators.

    • @f0rtytw0
      @f0rtytw0 Před rokem +5

      Agreed. I followed the news, and was aware of it, but this video summed all of it up nicely in such fantastic presentation. Not too many details but enough to understand the history and provide the context.

    • @Homer-OJ-Simpson
      @Homer-OJ-Simpson Před rokem +1

      Yes, I knew 95% of what's in this (well, maybe not much about the deeper dive into the components of the chips) but it was great story telling with great use of visual tools.

    • @xfactor6099
      @xfactor6099 Před rokem

      Typical Indian. Too easily impressed

    • @zoidberg-jr5dc
      @zoidberg-jr5dc Před rokem

      harris is lying to you he is a propaganda pusher and deep state personal

    • @zoidberg-jr5dc
      @zoidberg-jr5dc Před rokem

      harris is lying to you he is a propaganda pusher and deep state personal

  • @reedschultzgeo
    @reedschultzgeo Před rokem +254

    It's crazy how technology has advanced so much within just the past century. Thank you for the great work Johnny! Your videos always amaze me, the editing and production is just amazing.

    • @user-DongJ
      @user-DongJ Před rokem +3

      Absolutely. The rise of STEM & it's integration with GAPH is changing banks, finance, medicine, politics, education, security, etc.

    • @bafalutin
      @bafalutin Před rokem

      hi

    • @trustandbelieve9173
      @trustandbelieve9173 Před rokem

      I hope it take us into deep space so we can travel to other solar systems in reasonable time

    • @user-DongJ
      @user-DongJ Před rokem +1

      @@trustandbelieve9173 Totally. But humanity should master fundamental control of the seas, skies, junk, oceans, climate, garbage, corruption, pollution, etc. before wandering to other planets.

    • @meso8848
      @meso8848 Před rokem

      I just saw like 6min of the video... is he blaming at least his country to attack China? Cause he is a weak CZcamsr always glorifying his country.....

  • @pierssteenekamp3751
    @pierssteenekamp3751 Před měsícem

    Mr Johnny Harris, I tip my hat to you. I am 73 years old and recently retired. I have been a musician, a song -writer, a pilot, a pastor and I have headed up an innovation centre at a university and been a high school teacher - but I have learned more from you than I have learned from a lifetime of formal education. You are the most gifted teacher I have ever witnessed and had the privilege to learn from. Keep up the good work. The people of the world have much to learn and you are the best person to teach it!

  • @kuribo1
    @kuribo1 Před 9 měsíci +9

    One thing about japan is that once it took a back seat to making chips itself, japan decided to be the country that makes the machines that make the chips. In addition to the machines that make the chips japan makes the chemicals that adhere to the chips and nearly have a global monopoly on said materials. Japan is still very much in the chip game just not so overtly.

    • @jonathananderson2406
      @jonathananderson2406 Před 4 měsíci

      Thanks for sharing this. I was curious to what they did after being blocked.

  • @ivosilva2796
    @ivosilva2796 Před rokem +30

    Perfect timing!! Just when I was self studying these companies working with semiconductors, and learned about these conflits, you drop a video rounding everything up. Amazing content as always! :)

  • @zohairsayyid7883
    @zohairsayyid7883 Před rokem +27

    Hey Johnny, Thanks for the content. It`s really detailed and interesting. I might imagine the amount of work that goes into making a single video.
    I was watching your videos without subscribing, sorry for that, but now I am.
    Keep it up. Also, a motivation for others to subscribe and take benefit of this channel.

  • @gromexecutive
    @gromexecutive Před rokem

    Johnny this was by far the best video I have seen in awhile !

  • @calvinhobbs89
    @calvinhobbs89 Před rokem

    Great Insight thanks for the explanation on everything and your Insight

  • @iainbreen7835
    @iainbreen7835 Před rokem +18

    Great video like always. I really appreciate that you and your team do such thorough research, always feel like i actually learn something new every time I watch one of your videos.

  • @KINGWILLIAM11
    @KINGWILLIAM11 Před rokem +19

    I love the tone you set on this; 'there's a revolution happening'. A very important piece to note as it happened silently to most people.

  • @slickyboy667
    @slickyboy667 Před 7 měsíci

    Holy Moly. Love your videos

  • @MuzdokOfficial
    @MuzdokOfficial Před rokem

    excellent researching on the subject. 💯

  • @techpassion4126
    @techpassion4126 Před rokem +6

    Been looking forward to this since you announced it a while back during an ad read, really excited for this!
    Hope all the projects you mentioned are done btw, must've been a lot of work for everyone over there!

  • @brettito
    @brettito Před rokem +50

    Would have liked to see one mention of ASML and how they have a complete monopoly on lithography machines (the physical chip-making machines). But it was probably cut due to time.

    • @pushslice
      @pushslice Před rokem +1

      Covering ASML might have been considered rote.
      so much Already talked about it everywhere else.

    • @J_X999
      @J_X999 Před rokem +7

      Literally a couple days ago, the Netherlands refused to follow the US on chip restrictions. That's huge.

    • @Michael-wo6ld
      @Michael-wo6ld Před rokem +4

      @@J_X999 ASML is still unable to export cutting-edge lithography machines to China, though. They might not do exactly what the US wants, but they're not just rejecting US sanctions outright.

    • @koryhaggert2848
      @koryhaggert2848 Před rokem

      @@J_X999 the USA is pretty much going alone with all of it's usual vassal states (Canada, UK, Australia, Japan)

    • @daxtynminn3415
      @daxtynminn3415 Před rokem +1

      @@J_X999 Bro ASML would not even exist without US capital.

  • @GlenDiG1970
    @GlenDiG1970 Před 8 měsíci

    Thanks Johnny. Super interesting!!👌💯

  • @JayeshDhandha
    @JayeshDhandha Před rokem

    The vibes in your videos are really relaxing, Sometimes I just sleep watching those skinny theme videos. Amazing work mate!!!

  • @atharm.7319
    @atharm.7319 Před rokem +35

    Another interesting point is how much further can silicon technology even go from here. Only in a few years we've gone from 28nm chips to < 5nm chips and are literally trying to break physics to achieve better results by going smaller. Kinda scary to think we might hit a plateau of some kind that results in no more insane innovation in this space.

    • @corne1717
      @corne1717 Před rokem

      There are already plans for the next 10 years to improve the chips. For example, ASML is developing a high NA EUV lithography machine that can print the chips even smaller. Furthermore, they are planning to design the chips not just in two dimensions but in three dimensions by stacking them above each other which will greatly improve the transistor density.

    • @ProcessedDigitally
      @ProcessedDigitally Před rokem +1

      @@corne1717 3D is already a thing about a decade now.

  • @therchas
    @therchas Před rokem +358

    As a U.S. sailor it has been critical for me understand why I’ve been deployed to the South China Sea to “ensure free navigation of international ships” in recent years. There is a lot of monitoring of Chinese vessels involved with that.

    • @khj5582
      @khj5582 Před rokem +36

      Thank you for what you're doing.

    • @dindongdindong8565
      @dindongdindong8565 Před rokem +1

      Please 🥺 for peace in the west destroy china

    • @Qwuiet
      @Qwuiet Před rokem +6

      You went to your neighbor from the next town, stand in front of his house to ensure he is safe? Who are the bad guys in the China sea? Why does it need American policing?

    • @alexlazar4738
      @alexlazar4738 Před rokem +1

      What the f*ck are you doing in South China sea thousands of miles away from your home? !! I don't see any Chinese ships ensuring free navigation off the coast of California.
      And you are there to prevent the free navigation. Over 70% of the trade going through there is the Chinese trade and you are there to cut it off not to protect it.

    • @Qwuiet
      @Qwuiet Před rokem +1

      @@alexlazar4738 exactly. Should China have warships near California? Or Hawaii? America is a bully obviously

  • @scottbunn1222
    @scottbunn1222 Před 8 měsíci

    Im learning so damn much broski thank you 💪

  • @bobaddair3273
    @bobaddair3273 Před rokem +8

    Johnny thanks for making it simple and clear for a guy like me to understand. We should all be paying attention to the story behind the stories. 🙏🇺🇸🙏🌎🙏

  • @VagaryEnterprises
    @VagaryEnterprises Před rokem +161

    Congrats to your entire team for once again making content about the complex chip industry (this time) easy to understand. Keep up the amazing work.

    • @Vyker
      @Vyker Před rokem +1

      It's not entirely accurate though so if this whet your appetite then please read about the actuals

    • @clysen8234
      @clysen8234 Před rokem

      Computers are infact really simple they just turn on or off things. Read the book "but how does it know".

    • @JmKrokY
      @JmKrokY Před rokem

      @@clysen8234 I mean they are simple but they have to do complex things

    • @VagaryEnterprises
      @VagaryEnterprises Před rokem

      @@Vyker I get computers. I was talking about their team's ability to provide context for the topic...the geopolitical, economic warfare, military industrial complex context around semiconductors. I think we all understand the basics of how computers work. I get more out of a single episode of their deep dive investigative reporting than I do out of a traditional newscast that just hits the tops of the waves.

  • @nickl2852
    @nickl2852 Před rokem +38

    Incredible video man!
    I love that when I need to know what is going on in the world today, I can trust Johnny Harris to present that information to me both unbiased and understandably. Keep it up man! This is what journalism should be.

  • @unordinarystudios5846
    @unordinarystudios5846 Před 11 měsíci +5

    Absolutely amazing video! You helped explain these complex situations in a really easy to understand way and I learned a lot from this video. It's crazy how the world is evolving.

  • @jeslyntweedie8038
    @jeslyntweedie8038 Před rokem

    This such amazing channel, thank you

  • @atharvrao4565
    @atharvrao4565 Před rokem +9

    That was an amazing video. Editing made it a whole lot easier to understand and the content was on point. You just gained a new subscriber! Excellent work keep it going

  • @reconnecting3940
    @reconnecting3940 Před rokem +8

    Really appreciate your extra efforts to make such a long YT video but simultaneously keeping the quality intact..and you always give me peer pressure to be interested about maps🤖🤣

  • @890607lily
    @890607lily Před 9 měsíci

    Thank you for making this video.

  • @thuyvuthu9634
    @thuyvuthu9634 Před rokem

    Thak you so much for your video. You made it really easy to understand about the war over microchips in the world. I saw news about it but never understand them😂

  • @sillyhead5
    @sillyhead5 Před rokem +135

    This might just be my favorite JH video. He has earned a place on CZcams for his geography explainers but my favorite videos of his are the ones that explain economic phenomena.

  • @adriansfreimanis
    @adriansfreimanis Před rokem +86

    Your videos are absolutely amazing, you and your team have done a excellent job of creating a unique and yet modern and interesting way of doing journalism. It's simply amazing.

  • @DJShaiGuy
    @DJShaiGuy Před 3 měsíci

    This was the most compelling video I've seen of yours yet.

  • @snickle1980
    @snickle1980 Před 9 měsíci +1

    27:10 Hey Editor Person!
    Down here!
    I _really liked_ your choice in music for that transition.
    It fit so perfectly, that it pulled me out of the video to make this comment. 😂
    Nothing says "Looming Technological Danger" like some 1980s goodness.

  • @olitemps2131
    @olitemps2131 Před rokem +133

    Mate, this content is fantastic. A college would charge a full semesters worth of tuition for this 30 minute description. Lucky to have content creators like this. Love this work and channel.

    • @kaisong5004
      @kaisong5004 Před rokem

      Full of bias disinformation.

    • @jamaly77
      @jamaly77 Před rokem +8

      College is basically free. Your place must fear educated people if it isn't.

    • @sassagrass7095
      @sassagrass7095 Před rokem +3

      @@jamaly77 Welcome to the ol US of A

    • @ThePageOfSpace
      @ThePageOfSpace Před rokem +1

      @@jamaly77 I mean... you aren't wrong

  • @GoldenOrderGaming
    @GoldenOrderGaming Před rokem +7

    This was one of the best doc’s I’ve seen in a hot minute. Great job to you and the team!!

  • @wangjutao
    @wangjutao Před 4 měsíci +3

    As a Chinese, I do not worry about the Chip War between US and China, but about the so far unemerged tech in the future.
    USA is far more advanced in basic science and that is the area brewing new technology. While I am optimistic in China's future as our goal is not to beat USA, but keep improving the live standard of ourselves, that means China will also put great effort in R&D.