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Nine Nations Form Semicon Coalition to Boost Chip Production

3/24/2025

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Nine European nations, spearheaded by the Netherlands, have united to create the Semicon Coalition, aiming to boost semiconductor production and develop a successor to the EU Chips Act by summer 2023. Lawmakers are pressing the European Commission to fill strategic gaps, highlighting the urgent need for investment in AI chips as geopolitical tensions escalate.

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Nine European nations, spearheaded by the Netherlands, have united to create the Semicon Coalition, aiming to boost semiconductor production and develop a successor to the EU Chips Act by summer 2023. Lawmakers are pressing the European Commission to fill strategic gaps, highlighting the urgent need for investment in AI chips as geopolitical tensions escalate.