With data center energy demand projected to double or triple by 2028, there is rising pressure to decouple data center demands from the rising cost of living for American families.

In October, RCRTech reported on The Hague’s takeover of chipmaker Nexperia — a “landmark moment” because the Dutch government used emergency, national security powers to seize control of a Chinese-owned company based in the Netherlands.

Modern chips can contain more than 100 billion complex nanodevices, many of which are less than 50 atoms across. With more than 800 diverse materials (also with multiple touchpoints), 70 different masks, and up to 2,000 steps in wafer fabrication, provenance, indeed, becomes a daunting task.