{"product_id":"the-everything-blueprint-processing-power-politics-and-the-microchip-design-that-conquered-the-world-hardcover","title":"The Everything Blueprint: Processing Power, Politics, and the Microchip Design That Conquered the World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Ashton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**A Financial Times Best Summer Book 2023**\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOut now: a gripping look at the rise of the microchip and the British tech company behind the blueprint to it all.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A gripping and inspiring read.' \u003c\/b\u003eSir James Dyson \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A revealing and insightful biography of the company whose blueprints define the digital world.'\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Miller, author of \u003ci\u003eCHIP WAR: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'[A] sparkly corporate biography.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e__________\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne tiny device lies at the heart of the world's relentless technological advance: the microchip. Today, these slivers of silicon are essential to running just about any machine, from household devices and factory production lines to smartphones and cutting-edge weaponry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the centre of billions of these chips is a blueprint created and nurtured by a single company: Arm. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFounded in Cambridge in 1990, Arm's designs have been used an astonishing 250 billion times and counting. The UK's high-tech crown jewel is an indispensable part of a global supply chain driven by American brains and Asian manufacturing brawn that has become the source of rising geopolitical tension. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith exclusive interviews and exhaustive research, \u003ci\u003eThe Everything Blueprint\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Arm, from humble beginnings to its pivotal role in the mobile phone revolution and now supplying data centres, cars and the supercomputers that harness artificial intelligence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt explores the company's enduring relationship with Apple and numerous other tech titans, plus its multi-billion-pound sale to the one-time richest man in the world, Japan's Masayoshi Son. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Everything Blueprint\u003c\/i\u003e details the titanic power struggle for control of the microchip, through the eyes of a unique British enterprise that has found itself in the middle of that battle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e__________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Ashton writes about business, technology, economics and leadership. He has been Executive Editor and City Editor of the London Evening Standard and Independent titles and City Editor of the Sunday Times. He is chief executive of the Quoted Companies Alliance, a members' organisation which champions London's stock market-listed growth businesses. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJames is the author of two previous business books: T\u003ci\u003ehe Nine Types of Leader\u003c\/i\u003e (Kogan Page) and \u003ci\u003eFTSE: The Inside Story\u003c\/i\u003e (Nicholas Brealey, co-written with FTSE founder Mark Makepeace). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn in West Yorkshire, he was educated at the University of St Andrews and City University in London and lives in Surrey with his wife and daughter.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 9.3 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 26, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765272150304,"sku":"9781529394054","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a5b988d46caaa51b6a0506e02ed4fca3.webp?v=1780265632","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-everything-blueprint-processing-power-politics-and-the-microchip-design-that-conquered-the-world-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}