Premstaetten, Austria and Munich, Germany (24 February 2025) – The European Commission today approved funding for a semiconductor manufacturing facility for ams OSRAM AG (SIX: AMS) under the European Chips Act. The official funding approval from the Austrian Ministry of Economy and Labor, which ...
18 April 2023 - The European Commission welcomes the political agreement on the European Chips Act The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached between the European Parliament and the EU Member States on the European Chips Act. Semiconductors are at the centre ofstrong geostrategic interests...
Breton added, praising the recent adoption of the EU Chips Act, which aims to bridge the gap between research and development (R&D) and production and support the creation of ‘first-of-a-kind’ foundries that help secure European supplies. ...
Infineon Technologies has secured European Commission approval for funding under the EU Chips Act. This investment will advance its Smart Power Fab in Dresden, strengthening Europe's semiconductor industry. Final approval from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) i...
On Tuesday, the European Commission, the executive arm of the EU,launched the European Chips Act— a multi-billion euro attempt to secure its supply chains, avert shortages of semiconductors in the future, and promote investment into the industry. It still requires approval from EU lawmakers...
In September, the European Commission issued an announcement that the European "Chips Act" officially came into effect. But behind the ambitious plan, what challenges will it face? Philipp Lausberg, Policy Analyst in the European Political Economy Programme at the European Policy Centre (EPC)....
The electronics manufacturing industry is welcoming the release of the European Commission’s European Chips Act with its strong support for advanced packaging and calling for its swift implementation as part of a broader and equally important strategy to rebuild the European electronics manufacturing ecos...
The act will be "a game changer for the global competitiveness of Europe's single market", European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday. She said that in the short term, it will increase the EU's resilience to future crises such as supply chain disruptions before helpin...
ESIA, the association representing Europe’s semiconductor industry, has called for an “immediate Chips Act 2.0” — if the bloc is to maintain momentum in the global race for technological leadership. The group comprises major chipmakers such as NXP and Infineon as well as research organisations...
On Tuesday, the European Parliament adopted theChips Act, a landmark law aiming to bolster the bloc’s autonomy and competitiveness in the semiconductor sector. The act has been in the works for over a year now, but recent developments seem to have sped up the process. Specifically, the ann...