Intel debuts ASML’s EUV technology for its laptop chips
Intel is deploying EUV technology to build processors at scale for the first time. In Leixlip, Ireland, it has begun the mass production of Meteor Lake laptop chips at its Fab 34 facility. The equipment needed for this is being supplied exclusively by the Dutch company ASML. As it launches the new ... Read more
China pumping 30 billion into Huawei, that’s secretly becoming a chip giant
While the EU and US are pouring tens of billions into their own chip production, China has much bigger ambitions. A blockade on the sale of machinery for chip manufacturing should curb Chinese development, but Huawei is forming plans to circumvent it. In time, China's chip production may well stand... Read more
Nvidia CEO says chipmaker ‘extremely likely’ to invest in Europe
Nvidia's chief executive was bullish on Europe after his meetings with the European Commission. As a result the company is "extremely likely" to invest in Europe.
Nvidia is “extremely likely” to invest in Europe, Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang told reporters over the weekend. Saying th... Read more
Intel and German authorities nearing deal on €9.9B subsidy
Intel and the German government are close to a deal on additional funding for the tech giant's local facility. The German newspaper Handelsblatt has reported that the final round of negotiations is underway.
After months of negotiations, the German federal government is about to increase state f... Read more
‘Germany pushes Intel to spend more on its €17 billion chip fab’
Berlin dangles greater subsidies if chipmaker agrees to increase its investment in the Magdeburg facility.
Germany is pushing Intel to expand its plans for a proposed chip plant in exchange for higher subsidies, according to a report in the Financial Times. The €17 billion is already set to be... Read more
EU Chips Act likely to get green light on April 18
Sources say that the EU member countries will most likely agree a deal when they meet in Strasbourg later this month.
This week Reuters reported that The EU's plan to turbocharge its semiconductor industry in order to compete with the United States and Asia is likely to get the green light from ... Read more
Intel squeezes Germany for €5 billion more in subsidies
The US chip maker is determined to grab the most benefits possible from the EU's Chips Act.
This week Bloomberg reported that Intel is seeking to obtain more than 5 billion euros in public funds from Germany to subsidize their building a massive semiconductor plant in that country.
Officials... Read more
Member states reach agreement on €43 billion Chips Act
An insider source told Bloomberg that the member states of the European Union have reached an agreement on the Chips Act.
The Chips Act was proposed by the European Commission in February 2022. Brussels wants 20 percent of all chips worldwide to be produced in the European Union by 2030. The Ch... Read more
Cisco plans to open a new chip design center in Barcelona
The Spanish government says the facility will be built using EU funding.
Cisco Systems will open a new semiconductor chip design center in Barcelona, according to Reuters. The plan to open the new facility was announced by the office of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday, the report says.
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STMicroelectronics unveils €730 million chip plant in Italy
STMicroelectronics will develop a silicon carbide wafer facility in Italy for 730 million euros ($728 million), the first such project allowed as part of the European push to bring chip manufacturing closer to home.
Supply chain bottlenecks have caused mayhem in various global industries, includ... Read more