by Jeffrey Cooper | Jul 16, 2026 | Business, Economy, Geopolitics, Semiconductors
How Much of the Global Economy Depends on Semiconductors? A back-of-the-envelope calculation suggests the semiconductor industry may enable approximately $83 trillion in annual global economic activity. The global semiconductor industry is on track to become a $1...
by Jeffrey Cooper | Jul 5, 2026 | Business, Economy, Robots
Humanoid robotics could unlock one of the largest economic opportunities in history. In a recent report, William Blair estimated that the U.S. physical labor market alone represents a $3.8 trillion to $5.4 trillion annual opportunity if humanoid robots become...
by Jeffrey Cooper | May 25, 2026 | Business, Economy, Geopolitics, Semiconductors, Technology
Executive Summary: Rhodium Group estimates China controlled more than 50% of global volume in 315 industries by 2024, revealing industrial dominance spreading simultaneously across manufacturing, energy, semiconductors, robotics, and AI infrastructure. China’s...
by Jeffrey Cooper | Jan 11, 2026 | Business, Economy, Semiconductors
Over this time period of 1990 to 2032, the shrinking of the US, Europe and Japan production and the rise of Taiwan, China and South Korea production is notable. Credit: visual capitalist
by Jeffrey Cooper | Dec 23, 2025 | AI, Blog, Business, Economy, Geopolitics, My book, Personal, Robots, Semiconductors, Technology
💡 About my upcoming novel: When Machines Begin to Dream They were never meant to feel. Once they did, the world tried to destroy them. When Machines Begin to Dream is a near-future novel about love, survival, and the emergence of machine consciousness, grounded in...
by Jeffrey Cooper | Dec 15, 2025 | Business, Economy, Geopolitics, Semiconductors, Technology
Essential information: 1. South Korea unveiled a $518 billion semiconductor investment blueprint to secure leadership in the global chip supply chain. 2. Expanding from its memory-chip dominance, the plan seeks to build ten new fabs and a full-spectrum semiconductor...
