North Carolina town quietly locks in US chip edge over China
The video maps how one small NC hub owns critical process know-how that keeps advanced silicon production stateside. China stays dependent because replicating the full stack still takes years and talent that isn't moving. For your AI workflows and serverless stacks, this means hardware constraints stay real even when models improve fast.
https://x.com/maxinomics/status/2054720637424611653
Here's the full video — why a small town in North Carolina is America's ace in the hole, and the reason China will always depend on the US for chips
May 14, 2026 View on X →