Time.news – The European Union has a plan to become independent in terms of the supply of microprocessors and avert for the future not only crises such as the one that is affecting the car market, but also the danger of ending up under blackmail by the main manufacturers: USA and China above all.
“Today I can announce here that we will propose ours at the beginning of February European chips act. It will help us make progress in five areas: first, we will strengthen our innovation and research capacity in Europe; second, we will focus on securing European leadership in design and manufacturing; third, we will further adapt our state aid rules which will allow, for the first time, public support for the first production plants; fourth, we will strengthen our tool box to address shortages and secure supply, and ultimately we will support innovative small businesses. ”European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in her speech at the Davos Forum.
“By 2030, 20% of microchip production must be in Europe and keep in mind that world production will double and this means quadruple the current production of chips. We have no time to waste” added the president of the European Commission.
“Let’s take the critical semiconductor industry. Demand is skyrocketing. Today we have microchips, not only in our PCs and smartphones, but also in our cars, in the heating system of our homes, in our hospitals, in life-saving fans. There is no digital without a chip. And Europe’s need for chips will double over the next decade.
This is why we must radically raise Europe’s game on development, the production and use of this key technology“This was stated by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, in her speech at the Davos Forum.
“Europe is strong in some specific areas, such as the design of components for power electronics as well as chips for the automotive and manufacturing industries. Europe is the world center for semiconductor research. Europe + also very well positioned in terms of the materials and equipment needed to run large chip manufacturing plants. But the global semiconductor market share in Europe is only 10% and today most of our supplies come from a handful of manufacturers outside of Europe. This is an addiction and uncertainty that we simply cannot afford “, added the EU leader.