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French government puts 2.9 billion euros into chip factory

French government puts 2.9 billion euros into chip factory

The French government is subsidizing a new chip factory by STMicroelectronics and GlobalFoundries to the tune of 2.9 billion euros. The subsidy is part of a larger French plan for the semiconductor industry. The chip makers' new factory is located in Crolles near the city of Grenoble. The chips ... Read more

date11 months ago
Sunak unveils £1B chip strategy for lagging UK industry

Sunak unveils £1B chip strategy for lagging UK industry

To catch up in the fierce global competition over semiconductor supplies, the United Kingdom has unveiled a £1 billion investment strategy to bolster its chip design sector, as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced in the early hours of Friday morning. Rather than directly competing with the siz... Read more

date11 months ago
EU Chips Act likely to get green light on April 18

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

date1 year ago
What the jump in chip stocks may mean for overall IT spend

What the jump in chip stocks may mean for overall IT spend

Latest stock trends show AI-driven uptick in demand for semiconductors is probably an outlier. A rebound in semiconductor stocks may not signal "good news for the broader enterprise tech sector", according to a report in SiliconANGLE. This week SiliconANGLE's Co-CEO Dave Vellante published a ... Read more

date1 year ago
British lawmakers urge government to increase chip industry support

British lawmakers urge government to increase chip industry support

A group of lawmakers urged the UK government to promote its semiconductor sector, attract inbound investment and ensure the supply of chips critical to the country's industrial and economic future. To combat chip shortages, governments in the United States and Europe have invested billions of do... Read more

date1 year ago
Micron to invest up to $100 billion in New York memory chip plant

Micron to invest up to $100 billion in New York memory chip plant

Micron Technology plans to invest up to $100 billion in constructing a cutting-edge memory chip plant in Clay, New York. Micron announced the project this morning. Once completed, the semiconductor plant will be the biggest chip manufacturing plant ever built in the United States, according to t... Read more

date2 years ago
Spain will spend 11 billion euros on chip industry

Spain will spend 11 billion euros on chip industry

Spain joins other EU countries in trying to lure chip makers to build factories in their country. The country's prime minister announced a multi-billion euro investment. Spain will spend 11 billion euros on a plan to boost the semiconductor and microchip industry, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez s... Read more

date2 years ago
Bosch’s new state-of-the-art Wafer Fab opens in Dresden

Bosch’s new state-of-the-art Wafer Fab opens in Dresden

The new wafer fab will boost the company’s microelectronics capacity. It will be fully controlled and connected using artificial intelligence. When will it release and how will it work? The new wafer fab by Bosch will be produced in Dresden from July, which is six months earlier than initia... Read more

date3 years ago
‘EU considers setting up its own chip manufacturer’

‘EU considers setting up its own chip manufacturer’

The European Union is examining the idea of setting up its own chip manufacturer with an alliance of European companies. This would make the region less dependent on chip manufacturers in Asia and the US. The alliance would consist of several companies already active in chip manufacturing, such ... Read more

date3 years ago
EU asks Taiwan to invest in semiconductor production within EU

EU asks Taiwan to invest in semiconductor production within EU

The European Union is urging Taiwan and the country's semiconductor manufacturers to invest more in semiconductor manufacturing. The aim is specifically to attract a greater share of production to the European continent. Filip Grzegorzewski, the EU ambassador to Taiwan, says the European Union w... Read more

date3 years ago
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