Установка на обретение «технологического суверенитета» пока очень си льна во многих регионах планеты. По примеру американских властей, в Европе думают о возможности привлечения в регион контрактного производителя полупроводниковых компонентов. Решение может быть принято уже к июню, как утверждают источники.

According to Reuters, this issue haunts the ministers of economy of Germany and France, they discuss it at every meeting and try to involve European Commissioner Thierry Breton in the discussion, who is responsible for supporting and developing European business in the region. According to the estimates of representatives of the French Ministry of Economy, such a project could cost at least $ 20 billion. The German authorities have already received applications from about 50 companies counting on subsidies for the development of the semiconductor industry in the region.

Intel executives said this week that it will determine the location of a plant in Europe that will serve third-party customers over the next twelve months. The company has already allocated funds for the construction of two new factories in the United States, increasing its capital budget for this year to $ 20 billion. staff.

Representatives of VLSI Research warn the authorities of the most influential countries against being overly addicted to the idea of ​​”technological sovereignty”. Having built many factories around the world, manufacturers will not always be able to fully load them with work, and idle capacity will only bring losses. In the eighties of the last century, a similar crisis has already deprived Australia and South Africa of specialized enterprises. The authorities’ desire to acquire their own semiconductor enterprises in each region will put a heavy burden on taxpayers, and the situation, similar to an “arms race”, will contribute to the waste of resources.