China Banned This Metal. Intel Made It Irrelevant.
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#gansemiconductor #semiconductors #galliumshortage China banned gallium exports to the US in December 2024 — weaponizing the chip war with a single silvery metal that controls the future of AI, 5G, and every modern radar system on Earth. Then, in April 2026, Intel revealed a 19-micrometer gallium nitride (GaN) chiplet so thin it makes China's gallium ban functionally irrelevant. This is the story of how the US-China tech war just flipped — and why nobody is talking about it. In this video, we break down: ▸ How China's gallium ban became a $2,100/kg weapon against the US semiconductor industry ▸ Why gallium nitride (GaN) is the most important material in modern computing ▸ Intel's breakthrough 19-micrometer GaN chiplet — thinner than 1/5th of a human hair ▸ How Intel fused GaN power transistors with silicon logic on a single 300mm wafer ▸ The secret connection between Elon Musk's Terafab project and Intel's $305 billion market cap surge ▸ Why the November 27, 2026 deadline could reigni
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