Question time! ⬇️
The Guardian: What is the scale of the Commission's ambition on semiconductors ? What does it look like ? 1/3 ? 50%? What about the strategic project on advanced manufacturing of AI chips?
Virkkunen: Quantity matters but quality is also important, we are already good at this, but we will focus on investing on design capacity and manufacturing in the future. Aim for pilot phase in 2030. The new chips act focusses more on the demand side, pushes use of European chips⬇️