A century ago, imposing blast furnaces fueled a worldwide economic transformation known as the Industrial Revolution.
Chips are as pervasive in the world today as stars on a clear and moonless night.
They also provide the speed and energy for millions of mainframe and desktop computers around the world. Roughly half of all industry revenues worldwide come from chips that go into computers. By comparison, the booming cellular telephone industry accounts for about 20 percent of chip revenues. The copyright laws prohibit any copying, redistributing, retransmitting, or repurposing of any copyright-protected material.