EU to invest EUR45 billion to support chip production
2022-02-08 14:42:04 [Print]
European commissioner for internal market Thierry Breton will announce the EU Chip Act on Tuesday
. According to the bill, the EU will invest around EUR45 billion by 2030 to support chip production, pilot projects and start-ups, most importantly building large-scale chip manufacturing plants . Specifically speaking, EUR30 billion will be used to promote the development of chip industry and EUR12 billion will be invested in pilot projects such as quantum chip projects . The goal is to increase the EU's share of global chip production from the current 10% to 20% by 2030.