As the global semiconductor shortage continues, German semiconductor manufacturers have started production at a new factory in Austria, and attracting and investing in semiconductor factories is accelerating in Europe as well.
Infineon, a major German semiconductor manufacturer, began producing semiconductors at its new factory in Villach, southern Austria, and held a commemorative ceremony on the 17th.
At the factory where more than 200 billion yen was invested in Japanese yen, semiconductors will be manufactured for the European automobile industry.
At the ceremony on this day, EU-European Union Commissioner Breton participated in the video, saying, "We must correct the current imbalance in which semiconductors depend on imports from outside the region such as Asia as soon as possible." Welcomed.
As demand for semiconductors is expected to increase further in areas such as electric vehicles and renewable energy, the EU has indicated that it will double its share of global production by 2030.
On the 7th of this month, major American Intel also announced that it will invest up to 10 trillion yen in the next 10 years to build two new factories in Europe.
Regarding semiconductors, the United States and China are strengthening their production in their own countries so that they can compete with each other, and Japan is also accelerating the movement to strategically secure semiconductors around the world, such as by attracting factories to Taiwanese manufacturers. I am.