Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
We got rare access inside Intel's semiconductor operation in Oregon to see how some of America's most advanced chips are made. As tensions with China rise, Washington is betting on Intel, the only American company that both designs and manufactures advanced chips in the US, to help rebuild domestic chipmaking. We visited its cleanroom, its R&D lab, and a packaging operation no media had ever visited before to see how Intel plans to do it.
Read "I've worked in the US, Europe, and Korea. The biggest difference is how people approach innovation": bit.ly/4hQi2TR
00:00 – Intro
01:40 – What It Takes To Get Inside A Chip Factory
04:17 – Why Making Advanced Chips Is Almost Impossible
08:14 – The World's Most Expensive Machine
10:55 – How America Lost Its Chipmaking Lead To Taiwan
12:34 – How Intel's Rivals Rose
13:57 – Why It's Harder To Build Chips In America
14:39 – Intel's Secret Weapon
16:13 – Intel's Comeback Plan
23:29 – Assembling Chips In Robot Territory
26:39 – The Big Test: Do These Chips Actually Work?
29:04 – How Fragile Is The Supply Chain Now?
30:12 – Credits
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We got rare access inside Intel's semiconductor operation in Oregon to see how some of America's most advanced chips are made. As tensions with China rise, Washington is betting on Intel, the only American company that both designs and manufactures advanced chips in the US, to help rebuild domestic chipmaking. We visited its cleanroom, its R&D lab, and a packaging operation no media had ever visited before to see how Intel plans to do it.
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00:00 – Intro
01:40 – What It Takes To Get Inside A Chip Factory
04:17 – Why Making Advanced Chips Is Almost Impossible
08:14 – The World's Most Expensive Machine
10:55 – How America Lost Its Chipmaking Lead To Taiwan
12:34 – How Intel's Rivals Rose
13:57 – Why It's Harder To Build Chips In America
14:39 – Intel's Secret Weapon
16:13 – Intel's Comeback Plan
23:29 – Assembling Chips In Robot Territory
26:39 – The Big Test: Do These Chips Actually Work?
29:04 – How Fragile Is The Supply Chain Now?
30:12 – Credits
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#semiconductors #Intel #madeinamerica
WATCH MORE:
Beef Is More Expensive. So Why Are Ranchers Broke?
youtu.be/Aoc-s-_84Ig
Breaking Down My $306,500 Salary In San Francisco
youtu.be/7VwEOyAcvJM
The Rise And Fall Of Spirit Airlines
youtu.be/zS032NiHcmk
Business Insider is a global newsroom covering business, technology, innovation, and the economy.
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