From: rking164@comcast.net   
      
   “It’s important to note that semiconductors are not just used for computer   
   processors – they’re required for a range of other functions such as data   
   storage, sensing and signal conversion,” John Lee, director of the East West   
   Futures consulting    
   firm in Germany, told Al Jazeera.   
      
   The importance of drone applications to warfare will certainly be noticed by   
   the Chinese, as they take notes.   
      
   The heart of intelligent drones is the network of semiconductors in which   
   constitute their "brains".   Also of importance is the software and sensors.   
   GPS is a must, naturally, but on board semiconductor gyros has an additional   
   stabilizing effect.   
      
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