The war is described as a modern-economy shock because Hormuz disruption hits energy, fertilizer inputs such as phosphate and ammonia, and semiconductor inputs such as helium and sulfuric acid.
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The war is described as a modern-economy shock because Hormuz disruption hits energy, fertilizer inputs such as phosphate and ammonia, and semiconductor inputs such as helium and sulfuric acid.
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"...this. Helium and sulfur are used for what? They're used for semiconductors. The production of semiconductors. Helium and sulfuric acid in the production of..."
"...wave of innovation, right, including the transistor, including the internet, including semiconductors. So that's what happens when you have tremendous breakthroughs, technological breakthroughs. But..."
"...the technology that we have today, including the computer, okay? The semiconductor, the transistor computer, all right? So that's a really important thing we..."
"...much, okay? You can make the argument that Taiwan has a semiconductor industry, but guess what? You can move that semiconductor industry elsewhere. Okay?..."
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