Global Supply Chains
What term describes the way countries rely on each other to produce different parts of a product?
Interdependence
In 2019, the U.S. placed this company on the Entity List, restricting its access to U.S. technology.
Huawei
What does comparative advantage mean?
Countries specialize in industries where they are most efficient
Which Canadian facility focuses on advanced semiconductor packaging?
IBM Bromont
Which company’s PCB operations are an example of a highly integrated supply chain?
JLCPCB
What U.S. law provides $52 billion to bring semiconductor manufacturing back home while restricting China from expanding advanced chip production?
CHIPS Act
Which part of the semiconductor process is Canada focusing on to stay competitive?
Advanced packaging (combining multiple chips into one module)
Why can’t Canada compete with the U.S. or Taiwan in full-scale chip fabrication?
Full-scale fabs are too expensive and complex; Canada focuses on specialized segments instead.
Why do $20 billion semiconductor fabs need to operate continuously?
To prevent rapid depreciation (~$500,000/hour)
What is the “China + 1” strategy?
Companies move production to another country to avoid relying only on China
Give three example of a country’s specialization in electronics production.
Taiwan → chip manufacturing; U.S. → chip design; Canada → advanced packaging
Name the Canadian initiative helping startups get designs onto silicon.
FABrIC