Vol. IV · Industry

Semiconductor
Showdown

The strategy behind the chip war.

AuthorEmad Masoud
ImprintCEO in Jeans
FormatPaperback · Hardcover · eBook
Length300 pages
Semiconductor Showdown — Emad Masoud

The most important industry you don't see.

This book explores one of the most important industries in the world and the strategic decisions shaping technology, supply chains, manufacturing, national security, and global power.

It is for leaders, operators, and policymakers who need to understand how chips became the new ground of competition.

What this book explores.

Six dimensions of the silicon decade.

— 01
The new power center
Why semiconductors became the strategic ground beneath every other industry.
— 02
Chips shape economies
How chip strategy now drives growth, security, and political alignment.
— 03
National-scale manufacturing
Why fab decisions ripple into national capability, not just corporate profit.
— 04
Decision systems in fabs
How data, process, and intelligence shape what leaves a production line.
— 05
Reading the chip war
What every leader should understand about the race already underway.
— 06
AI depends on silicon
Why the future of AI is gated by the future of chip strategy.

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Who this book is for.

✓ Executives in tech and industry
✓ Operators in semi and supply chain
✓ Policy and strategy professionals
✓ Investors reading the new map
✓ Engineers tracking the field
✓ Leaders preparing for the chip decade

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