# Decapitating Huawei & Recapitating America | Achievable Big Stuff: IBM’s 5 in 5 | How Steve Carlton Got His 300th Win

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2020-10-02
- Length: 47m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-10-02-decapitating-huawei-recapitating-america-achievable-big-stuff-ibms-5-in-5-how-st
- Listen: https://www.eetimes.com/podcasts/wb100220/

## Summary

Chris Miller, an economic historian at Tufts University, argues that the U.S. should focus government support for the semiconductor industry on basic research and ecosystem building rather than subsidizing domestic manufacturing, as seen in the Chips for America Act. Jeff Wesler, VP of IBM Research, discusses IBM's '5 in 5' initiative, which uses AI, high-performance computing, and quantum computing to accelerate the discovery of sustainable materials for challenges like CO2 capture, battery design, and nitrogen fixation. The episode also covers the historical context of U.S.-China trade tensions and a segment on the 1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-10-02-decapitating-huawei-recapitating-america-achievable-big-stuff-ibms-5-in-5-how-st#t=0) Introduction: EE Times Weekly Briefing
- [4:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-10-02-decapitating-huawei-recapitating-america-achievable-big-stuff-ibms-5-in-5-how-st#t=267) Chris Miller on U.S. Semiconductor Policy and the Chips Act
- [22:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-10-02-decapitating-huawei-recapitating-america-achievable-big-stuff-ibms-5-in-5-how-st#t=1369) IBM's 5 in 5: Accelerating Material Discovery with AI and Quantum Computing
- [41:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-10-02-decapitating-huawei-recapitating-america-achievable-big-stuff-ibms-5-in-5-how-st#t=2466) Historical Segment: The 1983 Soviet Nuclear False Alarm

## Topics

- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Huawei (company)
- IBM (company)
- Intel (company)
- TSMC (company)
- GlobalFoundries (company)
- DARPA (company)
- Chips for America Act (other)
- RoboRXN (tool)
- Daimler (company)
- Central Glass (company)
- Sitis (company)

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