Can the UK become the next Silicon Valley?
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Жыл бұрынSky's Tom Clarke asks if £20bn of govt funding can revolutionise science and research in the United Kingdom, to create the next 'Silicon Valley' right here.
Until now, the UK has not always been successful at getting science and innovation from the laboratory experiment stage to practical production to boost the economy.
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@mistertjon Жыл бұрын
Clearly no one notices that the UK simply doesn't have the financial backbone to start anything now or in the near future.
@Andrew-rc3vh Жыл бұрын
Correct. Now though we will be on our own. OK I mean American military will be allowed to make bombs here and all of that, but any other stuff, people just need to look how Nexperia got stuffed. They are traitor MPs.
@stanneh1978 Жыл бұрын
If we don't own the production of this then we might as well just give up.
@idontwanttopickone Жыл бұрын
Yep. A lack of manufacturing industry hits us hard again. Thanks Thatcher.
@KimTiger777 Жыл бұрын
What I find remarkable as European is that we don't really have an equivalent to Silicon Valley in Europe, might as well have it in UK but remember how Silicon Valley was formed. It was a sparsely populated area that which meant cheap cost to start a company there, now Silicon Valley is on the diametrical opposite side on the socioeconomical scale. So the site can't be in heavily populated areas like London, that won't fly anywhere!
@tamashumi7961 Жыл бұрын
True but it was not only that. Add a mix preferential tax/law to run company, strong academic environment with a lot of freedom and last but not least hippies. Embrace entrepreneurship, scientific enquiry and free thought, marinate it all with LSD and that's how Silicon Valley can emerge. Government funding had nothing to go with it.
@paddymuppy Жыл бұрын
It won't be in the UK. It will be in the EU.
@KimTiger777 Жыл бұрын
@@tamashumi7961 Ah I forgot about the hippies 😂😂
@theformoverfunction Жыл бұрын
Eindhoven
@glynnwright1699 Жыл бұрын
It wasn't simply a sparse population, it was world class universities nearby, a superb logistical infrastructure, massive military spending that drove a need for technology, a desirable area to live and access to funds on easy terms. Plus a very relaxed attitude to immigration by skilled workers. Many of the products were easily exported by air freight to a huge domestic market that was unified by one set of standards. I was there at the time of the rapid expansion and neither the UK nor the EU meet those criteria. By the late 80s we were selling more products to Californian customers than the entirety of Europe.
@Gadinata Жыл бұрын
Nope, not if the employees have to live 200 km away to be able to afford a house, have to rely on the mercy of the rail monopolies to get to work,and have to leave at 16.30 to be able to get home on time.
@GrouchyHaggis Жыл бұрын
That hall sensor is uncannily resembling Swastikas. (0:47)
@ExploreLearnEnglishWithGeorge Жыл бұрын
nothing wrong with a swastika, it is a thousands year old symbol that is supposed to bring luck and good fortunes
@Napolean-mt3ms Жыл бұрын
@@ExploreLearnEnglishWithGeorge Naz1 spotted
@look-at-me- Жыл бұрын
Wow
@relaxstation600 Жыл бұрын
Swathikas is the Hindu/Buddhist symbol for prosperity so it's good 😊
@khiemk9962 Жыл бұрын
@@Napolean-mt3ms >70iq
@Sinister-Kane Жыл бұрын
There is a word as for why this company will have to move… a word underlining the “huge benefits” this country has seen in the past few years…
@joe2791990 Жыл бұрын
Taxation and lack of investment is the reason.
@midlandgeordie Жыл бұрын
Brexit
@EliF-ge5bu Жыл бұрын
The government really has no clear direction, don't they? One minute they were talking about Singapore-on-Thames. Now it's the "next Silicon Valley". Both are clearly not doable for the UK. What's next? How about hoping to make the UK "not the poorest country in Western Europe"?
@frisianwarrior2295 Жыл бұрын
Why the swastika's on it? Lol
@akshaykv123 Жыл бұрын
How do they keep the costs down? The UK imports 90% of its raw materials. And how are they selling it to their biggest market, the EU post Brexit?
@vrclckd-zz3pv Жыл бұрын
The raw materials used for chips are extremely cheap. Chips are primarily made of Silicone which is easily extracted from sand. The rest is gold for the traces and in this specific case Carbon for the graphene. The biggest cost in manufacturing chips is acquiring laser lithography machines which are incredibly expensive and become obsolete quick, as well as funding the R&D for the design of the chips. The EU might be the biggest market for consumer electronics but Shenzhen, China is by far the biggest hub for electronic production. Any individual components like chips, capacitors, etc, will likely be sold to a Chinese company (or a Chinese subsidiary of a western company for tax purposes) and then assembled in Shenzhen before being shipped around the world to be sold.
@mijicmugendo Жыл бұрын
@@vrclckd-zz3pv No its not. Tiawan is.
@stevebren88 Жыл бұрын
People are killing each other now for Chips. There would be no trouble selling to the EU. But the US would easily be our biggest market for them. Pointless anyway, they are a decade away at least from mass production.
@midlandgeordie Жыл бұрын
We aren’t!!
@mijicmugendo Жыл бұрын
@@stevebren88 Yes the uk would have problems selling into the EU. The EU has its own chip manufacturers and they want to support manufacturers in the EU Why would the USA be your biggest market, the USA is not the uks biggest market for anything
@Jiefyang Жыл бұрын
Uk did try and failed getting into the semiconductor space.. it is not something that any government has much success in nurturing.. trying to compete on the cutting edge with tsmc, Samsung and US is just not feasible, mid end with global foundry and the Chinese are unprofitable and low end chips are pretty much pointless. Unless we pull a RISC as in architecture as grapheme as to fab, we are just going to be wasting money.. it’s not going to be easy and this government wouldn’t last long enough to promote confidence
@BS-vm5bt Жыл бұрын
The EU is already in the semiconductor industry just in the early phase in production phase. We got ASML and zeiss two extremly important companies in the semi conductor industry. We just produce a loot of manufacturing tooling and beat our competitors. Japan tried to compete with ASML but now ASML is close to the sole producer when it comes to lithography machines. Sad that the UK did not want to be part of the EU since its EU or more specifically european combined cooperation that competes in the international market like airbus as a example where multiple air manufacturing companies combined to compete with boeing and now airbus is leading in share of the global market. We shoot ourself in the foot when we priorities national interests over EU interests it makes us less competitive but decides to be stupid. We could have our hermis space plane during 2003 and launched our own astronauts but decided to follow the us and not develope our own capabilities since no one wanted to put the resources necessary to complete the project.
@glynnwright1699 Жыл бұрын
@@BS-vm5bt The UK provides the wings and the engines for the A350, Airbus' most prestigious passenger aircraft.
@philipdurling1964 Жыл бұрын
UK companies like Velocys and Proton Motors are leading the way in green technology.
@mijicmugendo Жыл бұрын
Why do British people keep claiming they are leading the way?
@greaterforce3981 Жыл бұрын
@@mijicmugendo in green technology. Listen!
@MrJonezy541 Жыл бұрын
@@mijicmugendo Because that's the rhetoric the government keeps feeding us to try and make it look like they're at least half way competent.
@mijicmugendo Жыл бұрын
@@greaterforce3981 But its not, so again why do British people keep claiming they are leading the world or are wold world leaders un xyz? To be honest it's embarrassing to read this stuff at this stage
@lecturesfromleeds614 Жыл бұрын
Britain has always produced cutting edge technology, but it always gets stripped away and benefits China or the US
@CynicalOldDwarf Жыл бұрын
Well, we've already got the spiralling out of control cost of living, so we're half way there!
@anythingspossiblemusic Жыл бұрын
Don't be stupid. The government would just tax the life out of them.
@stequality Жыл бұрын
Why would they when they taxing the life out of us ?
@rafae5902 Жыл бұрын
Next Silicon Valley with the current taxation we have? Never!
@starofdabloc Жыл бұрын
Let the UK get out of the recession first then talk about Silicon Valley later 😂
@Daniel-we4bo Жыл бұрын
Hope so
@vwmusicplaylist1935 Жыл бұрын
Nope, we in the UK is still in the dark ages. Comparing this facility with say TSMC is comparing a Robin Reliant to a Tesla.
@stevebren88 Жыл бұрын
Very true, but if China invades..
@aSirludvig Жыл бұрын
No. No it can´t
@0Kahless0 Жыл бұрын
Nope, cause no EU member anymore.
@michaelmattern8188 Жыл бұрын
Not with this government.
@stevebren88 Жыл бұрын
If we can do it for Pharma & the aeronautical industry, we can do it for this. The former is FAR FAR hard to come to fruition and we have done it brilliantly.
@rw9207 Жыл бұрын
Investment in Tech development is essential for the UK's future. To avoid having to rely on foreign banking and Military exports as the main source of income. That said, the UK will never be able to compete with China and the US, on this front. The UK just doesn't have the cheap labour, Cheap materials and/or Financial resources. Silicone Valley had the US market / resources on its door, without import duties.. Joining the CPTPP will help, but, is unlike to elevate the UK to world leader. Following similar model's to Japan, is I think, the UK's, best course.
@glynnwright1699 Жыл бұрын
The USA can't compete with Asia. It costs two to three times as much to fabricate electronic assemblies in the USA or EU, compared with Asia.
@techtinkerin Жыл бұрын
Everything UK does either costs more or is so watered down the quality is terrible. Simply put, they can't.
@paxundpeace9970 Жыл бұрын
Maybe they can provide a silicon sink
@JA-pn4ji Жыл бұрын
Technology gravitates to the market that can sustain it in terms of returns for the research effort in creating it. That's why, in light of Brexit, this gizmo is more likely to be produced in the US than in the UK. Pre 2012 there would have been competition from the US, EU, and China to acquire it. Now it's just the US, and they'll acquire it as cheaply as possible.
@bo_ckkaaa3234 Жыл бұрын
The next Silicon Valley? Sorry, electricity is too costly for the firms. Strive to become the Green Energy Valley first.
@rstainsbury Жыл бұрын
Ummm…is that a silicon swastika on the thumbnail?
@ExploreLearnEnglishWithGeorge Жыл бұрын
in short NO, because UK hasn't got global reserve currency + petro dollar and venture investment capital of the likes available to the US
@888ssss Жыл бұрын
yee. since gordon brown took away the gold reserve the uk is floating on worthless paper. its only a matter of time before it falls into a huge depression.
@mijicmugendo Жыл бұрын
Reserve currency has nothing to do with this.
@EliF-ge5bu Жыл бұрын
@@niceoppapy TSMC, the largest semiconductor company is actually listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and its major clients are among the biggest companies in the world, including Apple. So Taiwan has access to not only American capital but also American chip design, as the chips they manufacture are actually designed in the US by the likes of Apple.
@gregmoore167 Жыл бұрын
NO!
@krazy6827 Жыл бұрын
Why does no one mention the history of Newport wafer fab or the technological level? It’s never been very profitable and if it’s still focussed on low end discretes, then that’s probably 20 - 30 years behind leading wafer fabs (like comparing the difference between making a pager and a smartphone). At least with a Nexperia, they have IP’s that could make the site profitable.
@vapeymcvape5000 Жыл бұрын
No, it can't.
@vidiot509 Жыл бұрын
It is the same old question about our fantastic ability to innovate, just a different generation. More than ever we need to resolve some inadequacies we have when it comes to investment and production. Bearing in mind we are not a super power with endless cash reserves.
@blahblah43267 Жыл бұрын
What’s the name of this company
@MarksShrimpTanks Жыл бұрын
How does an Island become a valley?
@JackKing12. Жыл бұрын
😂👍
@5magicfingers Жыл бұрын
Spoiler alert: No, it can't!
@amangrayfilms1538 Жыл бұрын
USA can be the next chip manufacturer after Taiwan.
@silversteel3873 Жыл бұрын
China ?
@EliF-ge5bu Жыл бұрын
It already is. The US is clearly the leader in chip design with most of the chips manufactured in Taiwan are actually designed by US companies such as apple and google, but is also home to chip manufacturing. The US currently produces 12% of global output, but the recently enacted CHIPS and Science Act will change that. The law has set aside $52 billion in incentives, research and development and training. Signed into law only in August of this year, it's already having a significant impact. TSMC has committed to build a $12 billion facility in Arizona that will come online in 2024. Intel is building a $20 billion facility in Ohio, and Micron just announced a $100 billion facility in New York.
@praveenspike Жыл бұрын
In reality why would I invest huge in UK when I can get the same result elsewhere and the products of 5-10 more times with same amount of investment.
@romorobloxkalubi5372 Жыл бұрын
The Chancellor has made a wrong choice he needs to go!.
@TheVRSofa Жыл бұрын
No. That would require investment from a government that cared. We didn't even go to cop lol XD
@glynnwright1699 Жыл бұрын
When it comes to renewable energy, the UK has the largest production pipeline of offshore wind generation infrastructure in the world. Neither any other European country, nor the USA comes close.
@tajabdullah.malaysia Жыл бұрын
Yes lots of techies are unemployed to take up the job.
@katrinagarrett9612 Жыл бұрын
Without cheap and reliable energy, I don't see it succeeding in any meaningful way.
@ouroborosbond7412 Жыл бұрын
Russia has both
@davidk6269 Жыл бұрын
Simple answer: No, it can not.
@akulinamackenzie4492 Жыл бұрын
No
@MinhNguyen-yl6pf Жыл бұрын
The British government don’t invest enough
@freakygoblin3068 Жыл бұрын
Notice they avoid mentioning brexit. Any company wanting to export and develop markets is going to find it easier by moving to an EU country as we've created barriers to trade.
@Yewbzee Жыл бұрын
Strange that silicon valley isn't part of the EU though and it didn't seem to affect their growth.
@mijicmugendo Жыл бұрын
@@Yewbzee The uk is not the USA
@stevebren88 Жыл бұрын
Funny how there is no real silicone valley in the EU As has been proven over the last 6 years, they will not move. EN language scientist dont want to move to the EU, if anything we are still seeing record numbers move here!
@glynnwright1699 Жыл бұрын
@@mijicmugendo And the EU is not America.
@freakygoblin3068 Жыл бұрын
Amusing how nobody is actually able to come up with anything to dispute the simple fact that brexit putting up trade barriers will help.
@Talushallux1 Жыл бұрын
UK still has some of the best talent. But the chip industry needs a good ecosystem of complimentary systems around it, which are missing in UK, exacerbated by brexit! It won't be long before the entrepreneur flees to the EU!
@elavips982 Жыл бұрын
Pour public money for research, then other country will steal the research, mass manufacture with cheap/forced labour. Cycle goes on and on. I'm tired watching :(
@archiemcberry7102 Жыл бұрын
No.
@BobbinMcferry Жыл бұрын
Naw...
@marctemura2017 Жыл бұрын
No Tories we screw it up.
@OculusGame Жыл бұрын
lol.
@meilinchan7314 Жыл бұрын
Long story short - it' s doable.
@scapingby Жыл бұрын
The answer is yes, and 20bn funding is the answer.
@darrenwooldridge440 Жыл бұрын
With UK taxation and employment law? No chance!! Haha
@rw9207 Жыл бұрын
Is there a good reason that the graphene chips have swastikas on them?
@wendywolfman Жыл бұрын
Lol
@jamesbriton5545 Жыл бұрын
So much potential we have to grow and flourish...can't count on the current imbecillic government though.
@globaltraveller Жыл бұрын
No. Next question.
@ouroborosbond7412 Жыл бұрын
Intel need to jump on this now!
@kimwit1307 Жыл бұрын
UK becoming a 'silicon valley' after brexit? Don't make me laugh.
@JackKing12. Жыл бұрын
In the UK...nope...move overseas where there is support. UK government have no monies (tax payers monies actually). All that social care, benefits etc etc are dragging this country down the sewer.
@adrienne3334 Жыл бұрын
God I hope not...there are many other things the UK needs to implement first..and knows what that is!
@Napolean-mt3ms Жыл бұрын
Yes we must focus on southern invasion from Normandy
@888ssss Жыл бұрын
without housing, there will be no skilled work.
@RJtheSALTY Жыл бұрын
Am I the only one who noticed the two swastikas on the die?
@HuplesCat Жыл бұрын
No. All your smart people left in 2016. Next Murdock question?
@tftransformations5166 Жыл бұрын
Why would we want it to be
@withoutwroeirs Жыл бұрын
No. Next.
@Christian-xb6no Жыл бұрын
Heavily tax people and businesses. Fund research and discover new things. People and businesses use these new discoveries to invest and produce new technology. But... they do it abroad because no one in their right mind would want to pay the extortionate taxes in the UK :P
@facitenonvictimarum174 Жыл бұрын
Nah, the UK is preoccupied with Royal Highnesses (whatever they are) and their coronations, funerals, Jubilees, pageantry and family soap operas. The UK is stuck in the past, when Britannia ruled the waves.
@TMWT Жыл бұрын
@@opin6303 Only migrants from war torn countries
@TMWT Жыл бұрын
@@opin6303 Define “many” in actual figures
@midlandgeordie Жыл бұрын
After 12 years of Tory incompetence and a Brexit disaster…no chance !!!!
@nowhere5111 Жыл бұрын
Dont know about uk but india will
@Napolean-mt3ms Жыл бұрын
Lol India's semiconductor industry is a failure
@TomNook. Жыл бұрын
They are investing in it though, unlike UK
@relaxstation600 Жыл бұрын
@@Napolean-mt3ms we're getting there India's growth is slow but sure
@justanaverageguy4739 Жыл бұрын
@@opin6303 To he honest this time he/she isn't joking. India is leading in tech sector after USA
@gregmoore167 Жыл бұрын
50% less energy and a 1000x faster, so 2000x less energy! Sounds good to me mr boffin!
@TheSlinq Жыл бұрын
Well I emailed my MP asking for regulatory clarity on certain digital assets, and didn't even get a reply. So I'd say no, we can't.
@greggbutler9344 Жыл бұрын
Forget silicone chips , we’re struggling with fish and chips, we don’t grow potatoes, produce cooking oil , and have very little controllable energy sources to cook chips , Sorry as a nation we should be ashamed.
@The_Lost_Subrosian Жыл бұрын
Skynet started here.
@cdes68 Жыл бұрын
Probably not for real.
@888ssss Жыл бұрын
phew. looks like a load of hard work and study for the same old rent cage. i take tesco job thanks.
@EliF-ge5bu Жыл бұрын
Sorry to disappoint the UK, but there is already a clear winner to be the next Silicon Valley. Same country, different coast. Welcome to the Empire State. Not only is New York catching up to Silicon Valley in terms of VC capital and start ups, the state is also gearing up its tech manufacturing, with the recently announced $100 billion investment in chip factory by Micron.
@glynnwright1699 Жыл бұрын
The population of New York State is falling at about the same rate, pro rata, as California. For much the same reasons. The next expansion will be in a Southern state.
@veskopolo Жыл бұрын
The biggest joke ! Made my Saturday ! Uk doesn't have the guts, the attitude and the liquid fund on risk to become one ...
@johnmuthan286 Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@Andrew-rc3vh Жыл бұрын
The woman is wrong. It is about big brains. UK next Silicon Valley - lol!
@alistairbeveridge2753 Жыл бұрын
Been there Done that Failed,
@reeling-in Жыл бұрын
Sky are making a fortune out of the lack of human rights in Qatar!
@danieljackson2322 Жыл бұрын
Nope
@frankguz55 Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@LoneStar96 Жыл бұрын
just dont share it witth china
@John-hu9qg Жыл бұрын
More like the next episode of the Benny Hill show.
@tintinjailhouse1312 Жыл бұрын
And its 29!sec ago !!
@Grumbo991 Жыл бұрын
Nope, never going to happen.
@singularitybound Жыл бұрын
lol.. I do not laugh at the pride.. its just not realistic at all.
@lyndagripton4406 Жыл бұрын
Joke !!!??!!!
@granulesackes4354 Жыл бұрын
was that an Aryan symbol?
@Roo_moo Жыл бұрын
hi
@gont183 Жыл бұрын
Europe has no chance of being relevant in the tech sector.
@uhohqqgg Жыл бұрын
What's with the Swastika? So sKy nEwS, couldn't pick a different picture?
@troyhand7296 Жыл бұрын
ABC.....ANYWHERE BUT CHINA
@troyhowling2497 Жыл бұрын
This is the breast thing I've read today....
@jmikhael5200 Жыл бұрын
Never . India .....yes .
@John_259 Жыл бұрын
Shenzhen is the new Silicon Valley.
@Kuijk_ENQ Жыл бұрын
It can't.
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