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February 16 (Reuters) – European Union has been trying to boost semiconductor production after a global shortage in the past two years.
Europe Under the Chips Act, Europe Early last year, the commission announced a total of 15 projects for public and private semiconductor projects by 2030. billion euro (16 billion dollars) separated.
Below are some of the chipmakers’ plans for factories in Europe, in alphabetical order:
Infineon (IFXGn.DE):
On February 16, it was reported that the manufacturer of chips and data used in cars in Dresden, Germany, 5 billion won approval to start work on a semiconductor plant worth EUR.
Production should start in 2026.
Intel (INTC.O):
In March 2022, Intel selected the German city of Magdeburg as the site for a new mega chip manufacturing complex, a key part of its $88 billion investment program in Europe.
Business daily Handelsblatt wrote on February 8 that Intel from the government for this factory 10 billion euros funds wants
It is also in talks with Italy for an advanced packaging and assembly plant using new technologies to combine wafers to complete chips.
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STMicroelectronics (STM.BN):
France– The Italian company announced in October that it plans to build a 730 million euro silicon carbide wafer plant in Italy. Construction should be completed in 2026.
It also partnered with GlobalFoundries ( GFS.O ) in July in France announced plans to build a semiconductor factory.
The facility, which will be next to STM’s existing plant in Krolles, is targeted to reach full capacity by 2026.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd (TSMC)(2330.TW): TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, is in advanced talks with suppliers to build its first European plant in Dresden, Germany, the Financial Times reported in December. .
“We are not ruling out any possibility, but there are no concrete plans at this time,” TSMC said in a statement.
Wolfspeed Inc (WOLF.N): USA chipmaker on February 1. $3 billion electric in Germany car will build a chip factory and a research and development center.
Production is scheduled to begin in the German state of Saarland in 2027, Wolfspeed CEO Gregg Lowe told Reuters, making the plant the world’s largest manufacturing facility for silicon carbide chips.
($1 = 0.9343 euros)
Reporting by Antonis Pothitos in Gdansk; Edited by Josephine Mason and Mark Potter
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2023-02-17 09:59:37
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