Taiwan sits at the center of the modern world’s most critical supply chain. One company, TSMC, produces over 90% of the world’s most advanced semiconductor chips. These chips power everything from ...

So, you’ve probably heard about flip chip IC technology, maybe in passing or maybe you’re knee-deep in a project that needs it. It’s this pretty neat way of putting computer chips onto circuit boards.

More than a decade into Beijing’s push for self sufficiency, Chinese firms are producing fewer, lower-performing chips than their foreign competitors. By Meaghan Tobin Reporting from Taipei, Taiwan At ...