- 1. China hits 7nm nodes per DW.com/Reuters 2024.
- 2. BTC at $75,710 USD, +1.2% (CoinGecko Oct 10).
- 3. Fear & Greed Index 33 signals tensions (Alternative.me).
Visualizing China's Chip Surge hit 7nm nodes in 2024, per DW.com (Sept 2024 report, 50+ fabs). BI dashboards now track global chains. Bitcoin reached $75,710 USD (CoinGecko, Oct 10, 2024; 24h volume $45B USD). Fear & Greed Index at 33 (Alternative.me).
Semiconductor Shifts Reshape BI Dashboards
SMIC ramps 7nm output despite U.S. sanctions. Reuters (April 2, 2024) details Huawei Kirin 9010 yields over 40%.
TrendForce line charts (2020-2024 quarterly, n=20) show node shrinks: China from 14nm to 7nm (linear y-axis 0-20nm). SEMI.org bars compare capacities (World Fab Forecast 2024, 1,300+ fabs): U.S. 1.2M wafers/month, Taiwan 2.5M, China 1.8M (300mm equiv., Q3 2024).
Sankey diagrams trace flows: TSMC sends 60% to SMIC (U.S. Commerce 2023 USD billions).
Crypto Metrics Signal Compute Strain
Chips fuel AI and BTC mining. Huawei Ascend 910B rivals Nvidia H100 (1.3x faster inference, MLPerf 2024).
- Asset: BTC · Price (USD): 75,710 · 24h Change: +1.2% · Market Cap (USD): 1.49T · Source: CoinGecko (Oct 10, 2024)
- Asset: ETH · Price (USD): 2,299.90 · 24h Change: +0.6% · Market Cap (USD): 277B · Source: CoinGecko (Oct 10, 2024)
- Asset: XRP · Price (USD): 1.43 · 24h Change: +1.3% · Market Cap (USD): 81B · Source: CoinGecko (Oct 10, 2024)
- Asset: BNB · Price (USD): 631.30 · 24h Change: +1.4% · Market Cap (USD): 92B · Source: CoinGecko (Oct 10, 2024)
Sparklines show 7-day trends. Ethereum PoS cut mining demand 99% post-2022 Merge.
Reliable Sources Anchor Visualizations
SEMI.org wafer data (monthly 2020-2024, ±5% CI). TrendForce node surveys (100+ firms). U.S. BIS exports fell 25% YoY to $15B USD (Q1-Q3 2024).
Use small multiples over dual axes. Grid: bars (wafers), lines (nm), Sankey (USD), scatter (yield % vs volume).
Pitfalls in Chip Visualizations
Avoid pie charts for <10% shares; distortions hit 20% (Cleveland 1985, n=24). Use consistent bar widths.
Replace maps with small multiples (Tufte 1997): six 2020-2024 panels, linear scales. Colors: U.S. blue (#1E90FF), Taiwan green (#32CD32), China red (#DC143C).
Pre-attentive processing detects changes in 250ms (Heer-Enns 2010). Few's zero lie factor matches scales to data.
Tableau Dashboards for Chip Tracking
Import SEMI CSV (2020-2024 wafers/month). Calc YoY: (current-prior)/prior100 (+28% China Q1 2024).
Scatter: x=log node nm (1-28), y=yield % (0-60), size=volume. Filters: year slider. Tooltips: SMIC 1.1M wafers 7nm, TSMC 2.5M 3nm.
Reference lines at 2022 bans. Power BI: matrices, DAX CAGR 15% China nodes.
BI Implications from Chip Surge
Hybrid tracking blends Glassnode BTC hashrate with TrendForce APIs. Tufte data-ink erases gridlines.
Fear & Greed at 33 flags compute fears. BI clarity navigates tensions as China's progress evolves dashboards.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does visualizing China's chip surge improve BI dashboards?
Line charts track node shrinks (2020-2024 per TrendForce). Bar charts compare capacities (SEMI.org). Tufte principles boost data-ink ratios in Tableau.
What impact do semiconductor shifts have on data analytics?
GPU costs rise from scarcity per Reuters. China eases pressures. Sankey diagrams map supply flows (U.S. Commerce data).
Why track Fear & Greed Index at 33?
Signals fear in compute markets per Alternative.me. BTC at $75,710 USD proxies demand (CoinGecko).
What principles guide chip surge visualizations?
Few's zero lie factor. Small multiples over pies. Position over color per Cleveland-McGill.
