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What are the two chokepoints inside every microchip?

Every advanced microchip passes through two chokepoints: the machines that print the transistors and the materials that feed them. The Bureau's investigation maps who controls each link — from lithography to rare gases — and why a single disruption could halt the world's most critical industry. The full investigation is linked below.

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