Cosmos Briefing: The Semiconductor Shortage

Global semiconductor industry sales were $439 billion in 2020. China has called chip independence a top national priority in its latest five-year plan, while U.S. President Joe Biden has vowed to build a secure American supply chain by reviving domestic manufacturing. Even the European Union is mulling measures to make its own chips. Given our increasing dependence on semi-conductors in everything from cars and ATMS to phones and household appliances, what can Australia do to guarantee supply? Cosmos speaks to an entrepreneur and a researcher about Australia’s opportunities – and threats – within the industry. Our guests are Mike Nicholls, a partner at Main Sequence, Australia’s deep tech investment fund, founded by the CSIRO, and Professor Michael Fuhrer, the director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies (FLEET), and a researcher at Monash University. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/RiAusYoutube --- ABOUT The Royal Institution of Australia is an independent charity dedicated to connecting people with the world of science through news, videos, events and educational resources. Cosmos is all about aiming to inspire curiosity in “The Science of Everything” and make the world of science accessible to everyone. ---- Want to inject more science in your life? Sign up to our newsletter: https://cosmosmagazine.com/newsletter Join our community on Facebook: http://fb.me/cosmosmagazine Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CosmosMagazine Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cosmosmagazine/

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