Technology & industrial leadership in PICs for Europe: Collective approach

One year into adoption of the European Chips Act, the topic of fresh money and fresh budgetary commitments needed, questions on concrete policy approaches to implementation, topics such as lack of talent and many other threats are being voiced on different fora. Think tanks and analysts warn that major risks to successful realization of Chips Act objectives come from failed investments, or from a massive disruption of chip supply chains due to various geopolitical development. Success, however, is almost certainly linked to Europe being a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology – of which PICs are part of. Whether we go into history as having achieved strategic cooperation among key players and countries in securing [collectively] technology & industrial leadership in PICs for Europe, along with microelectronics – is a topic that needs clarity and shared vision from the entire PIC ecosystem of Europe. In this brief presentation, I shall provide the audience with an overview of prerequisites, and justify the urgency for a unified approach from the European PIC industry in the context of current Chips Act discussion and implementation.