Berlin – What do smartphones, cars, computers, but also energy-saving lamps and refrigerators have in common? None of them work without semiconductor microchips. Hardly any device today can do without this tiny component. It is unfavorable that precisely these chips, previously available in abundance, became a scarce commodity in the course of the pandemic. Without our noticing it, the microelectronic processes that are dependent on chips keep our everyday lives together, but also enable environmentally friendly innovation and global interpersonal communication. The chip crisis will affect everyone sooner or later, and Europe in particular is falling further and further behind in the global chip market.
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