Competing with China with Chips: US Microelectronics Supplies during a Trade War

Microelectronics are increasingly central to the military and economic competition between the United States and China. With the CHIPS and Science Act and its recent export controls, Washington is going on offense to improve US microelectronics resilience and undermine Beijing’s access to leading-edge semiconductors. But US government efforts do not reach every link in the microelectronics supply chain, leaving US military and national security systems dependent on overseas sources for key components and processes.