European Parliament ratifies law to support chip sector
The European Parliament voted yesterday to introduce the European Chips Act. The Council of the European Union will be the last party to comment on the Act.
Yesterday, the European Parliament gave its support to the European Chips Act. 587 members voted in favor, 10 voted against and 38 abstain... Read more
Dutch government, ASML, NXP and VDL put €100M into Smart Photonics
Smart Photonics, a Dutch manufacturer of photonic chips, has raised 100 million euros. Backers of the Eindhoven-based outfit are the government, regional and national growth funds and chip companies from the local area.
Smart Photonics focuses on the development and manufacturing process of phot... Read more
Intel’s roadmaps are again overly ambitious, say reports
It seems Intel is having to scale back ambitions for its own chip processes. Leakers report that the chip giant is moving away from the advanced 20A node to produce Arrow Lake, the next generation of Intel Core desktop chips.
Intel's roadmap for its 14th-generation Core chips was already a mix o... Read more
TSMC expects no direct effect from China’s raw material restrictions
Taiwanese chip giant TSMC does not expect its chip production to be directly affected by Chinese export restrictions on gallium and germanium. Other Taiwanese chip producers also do not yet see any problems.
The metals are used to manufacture processors and also electric cars. According to Chine... Read more
China: Dutch hinder free trade by restricting chip exports
The Chinese Embassy in the Netherlands is disappointed with the tightening of export restrictions on chip manufacturing machines. It says the move will seriously hinder international free trade.
According to the statement, the reasons for the recent export restrictions, national Dutch security, ... Read more
Samsung Foundry to introduce new 2-nanometer processors in 2025
Samsung Foundry, the processor manufacturing division of the Korean tech group, will launch 2-nanometer (2nm) processors by 2025. This is according to a recently disclosed roadmap.
The 2-nm processors now announced for 2025 are intended for use in smartphones and other mobile devices, according ... Read more
These are the plans for European chip production
A series of tech companies have decided to place part of their chip production within the European Union. While Europe has long housed mostly mature manufacturing processes, it is trying to lure tech giants while the bloc is in competition with the U.S. and Asia. The European Chips Act boasts a €... Read more
Intel and Germany reach agreement on billion-dollar subsidy
Intel will receive 10 billion euros in subsidies to build a chip factory in Magdeburg, Germany. The American chip producer seems to have no more excuses to delay construction.
On Monday afternoon, Germany and Intel officially agreed on additional subsidies for constructing a chip factory. A tota... Read more
Intel to invest 4.2 billion euros into Polish facility
Intel continues to expand its European plans. Today it announced plans to use $4.6 billion (4.2 billion euros) to build a new facility in Poland.
The new complex in Wrocław is to house the construction and testing capabilities of Intel's chips, Reuters reports. It would create thousands of new ... Read more
EC authorizes STMicroelectronic and GlobalFoundries chip factory
Chipmakers STMicroelectronics and GlobalFoundries received EU authorization on Friday to develop a new chip facility in France with French public aid. The action will improve Europe's supply security, resilience, and output of semiconductor technology in the region.
The European Commission annou... Read more