EU Chips Act could double Europe’s semiconductor market share by 2030
The proposed European Chips Act would set aside €11 billion for semiconductor research and development.
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What you need to know
To combat the ongoing global chip shortage, theEuropean Commission recently proposedthe European Chips Act. Theproposalcalls for a multifaceted plan to research and produce semiconductors in Europe. The European Chips Act includes the Chips for Europe Initiative, which will make €11 billion available for research and development related to semiconductors.
“Semiconductor chips are the essential building blocks of digital and digitised products. From smartphones and cars, through critical applications and infrastructures for healthcare, energy, mobility, communications and industrial automation, chips are central to the modern digital economy,” reads theintroduction of the Chips Act(viaPolitico). The document adds that “put simply, there is no “digital” without chips.”
In addition to being used in thebest graphics cards, semiconductors are used in smartphones, cars, and in manufacturing. Due to supply shortages and other factors, companies cannot meet the global demand for chips.
If approved, the European Chips Act will have more than €43 billion in place to react to changes in semiconductor supply chains. The European Commission states that the Chips Act will allow the EU to reach its goal of doubling its market share to 20% by 2030.
TheU.S. Senate recently passed a similar piece of legislation. That bill allocates $250 billion to technological advancement, $52 billion of which is to fund semiconductors.
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