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  • European Council gives final approval on Chips Act

    European Council gives final approval on Chips Act

    The ‘Chips Act’, aimed at boosting Europe’s semiconductor industry, has received the green light from The European Council. The Act, about which Expert Investor has written extensively over the last year, will seek to help develop a European industrial base in the field of semiconductors, attract investment, promote research and innovation, and prepare the continent…

  • Europe, China and the US chip away at each other

    Europe, China and the US chip away at each other

    Some element of ‘chip war’ would appear to be brewing between China and Europe. The Chinese government has announced that companies exporting gallium and germanium – both vital in the production of computer microchips – will now require an export licence. This comes a week after Dutch firm ASML was hit with new export controls…