America's New Invention Could Make Silicon Obsolete

A documentary-style breakdown of America's race to move beyond silicon, from Georgia Tech's graphene semiconductor breakthrough to gallium nitride, silicon carbide, diamond semiconductors, carbon nanotubes, silicon photonics, quantum computing, and the CHIPS Act push to rebuild advanced chip manufacturing in the United States. 00:00 Why silicon is hitting a wall 02:20 Georgia Tech's graphene semiconductor breakthrough 05:15 Gallium nitride and power electronics 07:15 Silicon carbide and electric vehicles 09:55 Diamond semiconductors 11:25 Carbon nanotubes and new chip designs 12:45 Silicon photonics and AI data movement 14:45 Quantum computing 16:20 CHIPS Act, TSMC Arizona, and chip sovereignty