Chip IPCEI: waiting for the federal gove • Table.Briefings

The subsidy program for the semiconductor industry is still not ready for takeoff. The reason: The German government is not making it clear how much funding is available as state aid. Resentment in the industry is growing. Companies fear that several billion could flow to the US company Intel instead.

It was one of the flagship projects of the German EU Council Presidency in the fall of 2020: The new funding program for the chip industry could make an „important contribution to growth, employment and the competitiveness of European industry and the economy,“ said then Economic Affairs Minister Peter Altmaier (CDU).

Chip IPCEI: waiting for the federal government

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