Amid U.S.–China chip rivalry, open-standard designers warn their vision is at risk

The U.S. and China have been trying to dominate semiconductor design and manufacture. But the creators of one type of semiconductor design wanted to make it free for anyone in the world to build upon.

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SCOTT DETROW, HOST:

Today, when we talk about semiconductor chips, we often talk about competition between the U.S. and China and how the U.S. is trying to protect that technology through export controls. The creators behind one category of semiconductor design have a different approach. They wanted to make it open standard, free for everyone anywhere in the world