Critics say the EU should focus on producing older generations of chips instead of making big plans to invest billions of euros into cutting-edge chip-making
Europe wants to take back control over its microchip supply. But as Thierry Breton cobbles together a multibillion-euro plan, he's coming up against skepticism from local tech players. Their main gripe? He's thinking too big. By @laurenscerulus (paywall) https://pro.politico.eu/.…
EU Commission's “industry alliance” for chips includes: NXP (based in NL), ST (French-Italian), Infineon (German), Bosch (German), research institutes Fraunhofer (Germany), Imec (Belgium) and CEA-Leti (France) and Dutch chip printing giant ASML. https://www.politico.eu/... https:…
2-nanometer chips are holy grail of high tech manuf. Commissioner Breton wants EU to compete. But a fab would cost $20bn. Tech is out of sight and what EU industry needs is 10-22 nanometer chips. European industry says focus on existing strengths. https://www.politico.eu/... http…
EU Commissioner Thierry Breton wants the bloc to source its microchips locally, moving towards a larger goal of “technological sovereignty.” But his push comes as the EU faces a critical shortage of microchips, and carmakers need him to act quickly. https://www.politico.eu/...
Thierry Breton wants a shiny, cutting-edge chip foundry in Europe. His own industry is telling him it's a waste of taxpayers' money. https://www.politico.eu/...
A 2-nanometer fab is exactly the sort of moonshot we need. We should absolutely throw resources at this. This, however, is an entirely separate issue to the current supply shortage. Conflating them is not helpful https://twitter.com/...