PAX SILICA - Alignment, Power, and the New Global Silicon Order

PAX SILICA - Alignment, Power, and the New Global Silicon Order

This work examines the structural reordering of technological power in the contemporary global system, with a focus on semiconductor supply chains, artificial intelligence compute infrastructure, and standards governance.

Rather than treating initiatives such as Pax Silica as isolated policy developments, the study presents a systems-based analytical framework that connects resources, fabrication, compute, standards, capital, and governance into a unified architecture of technological statecraft.

The analysis develops three core contributions:

• A structured model of technological power across the silicon value chain
• A scenario-based framework for evaluating ten-year futures under varying degrees of fragmentation and demand expansion
• A governance and metrics architecture for monitoring system stability, institutional maturity, and strategic alignment

The work is intended for policymakers, industry leaders, scholars, and governance practitioners navigating the intersection of technology, economics, and geopolitics in an emerging multipolar order.