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TheGameofChips

How Semiconductors Became the High-Stakes Poker of Global Power

By Salah Nasri — CEO & Co-Founder, ISIG & GQIG

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Years in Semiconductors
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The Game of Chips — Book Cover
SemiconductorsGeopoliticsAINational SecurityCHIPS ActSupply ChainTSMC
About the Book

A geopolitical thriller hiding in plain sight

Semiconductors are the invisible foundation of modern civilization. Every smartphone, every AI model, every military system — all depend on chips smaller than a fingernail. In this groundbreaking book, Salah Nasri reveals the trillion-dollar industry where technology, geopolitics, and power converge.

01
Geopolitical Power
How nations weaponize semiconductor supply chains for technological supremacy
02
CHIPS Act & Policy
Government investments, export controls, and new industrial policies reshaping the landscape
03
Manufacturing Race
The battle for fab capacity between Taiwan, the US, Europe, and South Korea
04
AI & Chip Demand
How the AI revolution created unprecedented demand for advanced semiconductors
05
US-China Tech War
Semiconductor control as a matter of national security and strategic competition
Salah Nasri
About the Author

Salah Nasri

CEO & Co-Founder — ISIG & GQIG

Salah Nasri is the CEO and Co-Founder of the International Semiconductor Industry Group (ISIG) and the Global Quantum Industry Group (GQIG), bringing together senior leaders across semiconductor manufacturing and quantum computing infrastructure.

Under his leadership, ISIG and GQIG have grown into two of the world’s most influential executive networks, facilitating collaboration across semiconductor manufacturing, quantum technology, AI infrastructure, MEMS, automotive electronics, and advanced packaging.

Stanford University Alumnus
Stanford Executive Program, 2024
Oxford & Loughborough University
International Relations & Economics
Credit Suisse & Goldman Sachs
International business development
CEO & Co-Founder — ISIG
International Semiconductor Industry Group
Founder — GQIG
Global Quantum Industry Group
Government Advisor
Semiconductor strategy — Middle East, Europe & Asia
Advisory Board — Atlant3D
Atomic-layer advanced manufacturing
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Having read this groundbreaking book made me think about what shall come next in the advanced packaging world… Well done Salah, all the best to bring ISIG from great to soaring heights.

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SVP, Chief Counsel of Advanced Packaging
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