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How Semiconductors Ruined East Germany

Asianometry · documentary · Watch on YouTube

Semiconductors & chip manufacturingWorld historyGeopolitics & foreign policy

What it is

Asianometry examines how East Germany tried and failed to build a native semiconductor industry despite heavy investment, including the espionage involved in acquiring Western microelectronics technology.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters share it in chip fab and industrial espionage threads as a well-researched account of East Germany's failed microelectronics effort.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2023, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “Just want to share these relevant videos from Asianometry”

    Relevant Asianometry video on East German semiconductors.

    nntwozz, 2023-08 · Recommendation · in “TSMC, Bosch, Infineon, and NXP to build fab in Germany”

  2. “this is a well researched video by Asianometry, which actually contains a couple of details (unlike the Politico article) about the spycraft involved”

    Well-researched account of East German microelectronics spycraft, based on a first-person book.

    flohofwoe, 2024-08 · Recommendation · in “The Untold Story of How US Spies Sabotaged Soviet Technology”

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Topics: east germany, semiconductors, cold war, industrial espionage, asianometry

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