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How Semiconductors Ruined East Germany

Asianometry

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HardwareHistory and cultureCPUs and computer architectureHistory of computingElectronics

Asianometry explores East Germany's costly and ultimately failed attempt to build a self-sufficient semiconductor industry through espionage and smuggling.

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What people say. Recommended as a well-researched historical account of the microelectronics industry and spycraft behind the Iron Curtain.

nntwozzon Hacker News • Recommends

On “TSMC, Bosch, Infineon, and NXP to build fab in Germany”

Just want to share these relevant videos from Asianometry: How Semiconductors Ruined East Germany link to this video Why Europe Lost Semiconductors link Europe’s Lost Decades in Semiconductors link
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On “The Untold Story of How US Spies Sabotaged Soviet Technology”

Regarding the microelectronics industry behind the Iron Curtain, this is a well researched video by Asianometry, which actually contains a couple of details (unlike the Politico article) about the spycraft involved: link to this video (based on the first-person account book 'Deckname Saale' by Gerhardt Ronneberger)
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MengerSpongeon Hacker News • Mentions

On “TSMC, Bosch, Infineon, and NXP to build fab in Germany”

China is willing to point a firehose of resouroces at development targets, but that doesn't guarantee success. Semiconductors are really stinking hard! East Germany famously tried really hard to develop a native capability, but failed and wound up smuggling parts from the west and running years behind western firms: link to this video China is more willing to both reward and hold senior stakeholders responsible, as long as they aren't too closely allied with Xi
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3seashellson Hacker News • Mentions

On “Chinese spies had acces to Dutch chip maker NXP's systems for over two years”

I weep for the Chinese researchers never getting funding and a moment in the sun, cause a incompetent secret service/insecure government prefers copying. link to this video
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