Theyareineverythingfromcomputerstosmartphones,fromtoasterstowashingmachines:Microprocessorsareessentialforsomanyconsumergoodstofunctionandnowarguablyunderpintheworldeconomymorethanoil　　WhenthepandemichitithighlightedhowmuchWesterncountriesrelyonthechipindustryTodayEurope,AmericaandChinaareinvolvedinanintensecommercialstruggletodominatethissectorthatissostrategicforthefutureFromTaiwantoShanghai,viaBrusselsandSanFrancisco,investigativejournalistNicolasVescovacciwenttomeetthemostinfluentialplayersinthismicrochipwar,whichisredefiningworldgeopolitics　　Narrator:DamienBoisseau　　Producer:MichäelSztanke