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Volvo Cars welcomes the Chips Act 2.0. The ambition to reduce strategic dependencies, build world-class manufacturing capacity on European soil, and develop robust crisis preparedness tools is sound policy and essential. Volvo Cars shares these goals fully.

INVENTEC PERFORMANCE CHEMICALS supports the objectives of the European Chips Act 2.0 (ECA2) to strengthen the EUs technological sovereignty and the resilience of its semiconductor and electronics supply chains. Industrial resilience depends not only on access to cutting-edge technologies, but also on Europe ability to master critical links across the entire electronics value chain.

INVENTEC PERFORMANCE CHEMICALS supports the objectives of the European Chips Act 2.0 (ECA2) to strengthen the EUs technological sovereignty and the resilience of its semiconductor and electronics supply chains. Industrial resilience depends not only on access to cutting-edge technologies, but also on Europes ability to master critical links across the entire electronics value chain.

EU Chips Act 2.0: VDMA recommendations for efficient implementation and international cooperation September 2026 The VDMA represents 3500 German and European mechanical and plant engineering companies. The industry stands for innovation, export orientation and SMEs. The companies employ around 3 million people in the EU-27, more than 1.2 million of them in Germany alone.

Prewave is a European supply chain intelligence scale-up, founded as TU Wien spin-off, that maps and monitors multi-tier supply chains for industrial, automotive, defence and public sector customers across the EU. We believe technology can mobilise European public and private procurement to build a business case for resilient and sustainable semiconductor supply chains.

As a global provider of telecommunications infrastructure critically dependent on semiconductors, Nokia welcomes the EU Chips Act 2.0 for moving beyond manufacturing capacity toward demand creation, chip design support, supply-chain resilience, and crisis preparedness.

The Japan Business Council in Europe (JBCE) welcomes the opportunity to comment on the European Commission's proposal for the Chips Act 2.0. Japanese companies have long been integral partners in Europe's semiconductor ecosystem, contributing advanced materials, equipment and manufacturing know-how across the value chain. Against this background, JBCE expects the following three points.

Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH (FZJ) welcomes the initiative of the European Commission to review the Chips Act and to launch an ambitious Chips Act 2.0. As a member of the Helmholtz Association with some 7,600 employees, we conduct interdisciplinary research into a digitalized society, a climate-friendly energy system, and a sustainable economy.

To strengthen both the sustainability and the competitiveness of the European electronics industry, it is essential to consider the role and impact of the materials used for the assembly and the protection of electronic components.

Qualcomm welcomes the draft Chips Act 2.0 as an important step towards a more comprehensive, demand-driven and value-chain-based European semiconductor strategy. The first Chips Act mobilized investment, but Europe still faces dependencies, limited supply-chain visibility and difficulties scaling innovation. Europes competitiveness cannot be secured through manufacturing capacity alone.

EURAMET, the European Association of National Metrology Institutes, welcomes the explicit inclusion of testing and validation facilities for advanced quantum chips under Article 5(c)(ii) of the proposal for regulation - COM(2026)504. This is particularly important for emerging quantum technologies, where research, testing and validation are essential for industrial deployment.

FME welcomes the European Commissions proposal for a Chips Act 2.0 and supports renewed efforts to strengthen Europes semiconductor ecosystem. Given the strategic importance of semiconductors for Europes competitiveness, innovation capacity and resilience, it is positive that the proposal places greater emphasis on the demand side and on linking semiconductor policy more closely to industrial deployment.

As one of Europe's leading semiconductor regions, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes welcomes the proposed European Chips Act 2.0 and acknowledges its role in building on the achievements of the first Chips Act. The Region has benefited significantly from initiatives supported under Chips JU, including the ASTEERICS project, the French microelectronics competence centre coordinated by Minalogic, and the FAMES pilot line for…

September 2026 Feedback – Proposal for the European Chips Act 2.0 Air Liquide is a world leader in gases, technologies and services for industry and healthcare. Present in 60 countries with approximately 65,000 employees, the Group acts as the backbone of numerous economic sectors, serving some 4.5 million customers and patients with small essential molecules such as oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen.

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The Generalitat Valenciana is pleased to submit the attached contribution to the European Chips Act 2.0 consultation. The document reflects a shared position agreed by the Regional Secretariat for Universities, the Regional Secretariat for Innovation, the Regional Secretariat for Industry and the public universities of the Region of Valencia.

The City of València welcomes the European Chips Act 2.0 proposal and strongly supports its ambition to reinforce Europes technological sovereignty, resilience and competitiveness in semiconductors. València considers, however, that the future Regulation should strengthen the local dimension of European semiconductor policy.

AMETIC positively assesses the progress represented by the Chips Act 2.0 compared to the 2023 Regulation. The proposal introduces a more balanced approach between the development of industrial capabilities and demand generation, recognises the strategic role of semiconductor design, broadens the scope of action to include new enabling technologies, and improves the financial instruments available to support business…

The Global Electronics Association welcomes the European Commissions Chips Act 2.0 proposal as a key part of the Technological Sovereignty Package. The proposal marks a significant evolution in European policy by fully recognizing the need to rebuild Europe's electronics ecosystem from silicon to systems to meet the needs of critical industries. In this paper we provide feedback and key recommendations to: 1.

CSC supports the objectives of the Chips Act 2.0 proposal to strengthen Europe's semiconductor ecosystem, reduce strategic dependencies, and enhance Europe's technological sovereignty. Semiconductors are foundational to Europe's competitiveness, serving as key enablers of AI, HPC and other strategic capabilities.

Europäische Kommission Directorate‑General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology / Unit C3 “Microelectronics and Photonics” Abteilung Innovation und Digitalisierung Wiedner Hauptstraße 63 I 1045 Wien T [phone removed] E [email removed] Unser Zeichen Durchwahl Datum InDi/2026/FS [name removed], MSc 3164 10.09.2026 Stellungnahme zum Chips Act 2.0 Europäischen Kommission Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, die…

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TIM strongly supports the overall direction of Chips Act 2.0 and appreciates the Commission's efforts to expand the framework beyond manufacturing capacity towards a more comprehensive ecosystem approach. At the same time, TIM believes that further progress is needed in areas such as demand aggregation, advanced computing sovereignty, strategic procurement coordination, data-sharing infrastructures and recognition…

QuIC welcomes the Chips Act 2.0 proposal and the continued place of quantum within it. The proposal defines the quantum chip, retains a dedicated operational objective, names the six quantum pilot lines and their coordinators, and provides in Article 5(c)(i) for pilot lines, clean rooms and foundries for prototyping and producing quantum chips.

The EU’s competitiveness is tied to semiconductors. The first Chips Act was successful in attracting a number of manufacturing investments and in helping bridge the gap from the laboratory to the factory. However, challenges remain, especially in advanced manufacturing and AI chips.

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We support the Commissions objective to strengthen Europes semiconductor ecosystem, technological sovereignty, supply-chain resilience and crisis preparedness. Chips Act 2.0 rightly combines stronger R&D&I support, Strategic Projects, innovation procurement and improved semiconductor supply-chain intelligence.

[See paper attached for further information] As one of Europes largest industrial users of semiconductors, the automotive industry has a direct and long-term interest in having an effective European semiconductor policy. The proposal for a European Chips Act 2 provides an opportunity to move beyond an initial emphasis on capacity creation, towards a more integrated and deployable semiconductor strategy.

AnimalhealthEurope, the association representing the manufacturers of veterinary medicines, vaccines and other animal health products welcomes the possibility to provide feedback to the European Commission proposal for a Regulation on a framework of measures for strengthening the Unions semiconductor ecosystem, repealing Regulation (EU) 2023/1781 (Chips Act 2.0).

Recommendations on the Tech Sovereignty Package – Chips Act 2.0 Proposal In this note, the Knowledge Centre Data & Society, sets out recommendations regarding the Chips Act 2.0. Proposal, focusing on the elements that are added to and/or refined in the Chips Act. 1.

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ECE at Aarhus University welcomes the ambition of the proposed Chips Act 2.0 and supports a holistic approach to strengthening Europe's semiconductor ecosystem across the entire value chain, from advanced materials and device technologies to chip design, AI/Quantum hardware, manufacturing, skills, and industrial deployment.

The Free State of Bavaria broadly welcomes the European Commissions draft for a European Chips Act 2.0. From an industrial policy perspective, it is of central importance to advance microelectronics in Europe at all levels. The integration of the ECA 2.0 into the context of the Tech Sovereignty Package is appropriate.

Akt o čipech Stanovisko HK ČR Hospodářská komora České republiky (HK ČR) obecně podporuje posílení evropského polovodičového ekosystému, zvýšení odolnosti dodavatelských řetězců a rozvoj výrobních a technologických kapacit v EU. Zároveň však upozorňuje, že navrhovaná opatření musí mít konkrétní přínos pro regiony a podniky a nesmí vytvářet nepřiměřenou administrativní či finanční zátěž.

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BMW Group welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the European Commission's consultation on the future European Chips Act (Chips Act 2.0). Semiconductors are a key enabling technology for Europe's industrial competitiveness, digital transformation, and technological resilience.

IDEADED is a European deep-tech company developing and industrialising beyond-silicon semiconductor and quantum-control technologies for next-generation computing. Please find attached our four key recommendations in order for the Chips Act 2.0 to successfully move Europe from research excellence to industrial leadership.

Svensk Elektronik welcomes the Commissions proposal for a Chips Act 2.0. The stronger focus on industrialization, scale-up, security of supply and demand from European user industries represents an important step forward. However, Europes semiconductor strategy should address the full electronics value chain.

1 (6) Regionledningskontoret Olov-Anders Sikku TJÄNSTEUTLÅTANDE 2026-08-10 Regionstyrelsen Yttrande över Europeiska kommissionens förslag till förordning om ett ramverk för åtgärder för att stärka EU:s halvledarekosystem och om upphävande av förordningen (EU) 2023/1781, (Chips Act 2.0) COM(2026) 504 final Regionledningskontorets förslag till beslut Regionrådsberedningen föreslår att regionstyrelsen beslutar…

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The semiconductor industry in Europe, represented by SEMI Europe, welcomes the ambitions of the Chips Act 2.0 to strengthen the European Unions economic competitiveness, supply chain resilience and technological capabilities.

The ITL supports the European Union’s objective of strengthening the resilience of semiconductor supply chains and reducing strategic dependencies. At the same time, we consider that the Chips Act 2.0 should be risk-based, proportionate and take into account the real role of companies in the semiconductor value chain.

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The Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SKR) welcomes an updated Chips Act. Europe needs to join forces for technological leadership, industrial development and reduced dependence on states that may intend to exploit this dependence. SKR does not agree that an authority should act as the single point of contact in a permit granting process that should lead to a comprehensive decision.

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Lace Lithography AS welcomes the opportunity to comment on the proposed Regulation COM(2026) 504. EUV lithography today depends on a single global supplier. Chips Act 2.0 rightly recognises equipment explicitly as part of the supply and value chain , but building more fabs in the Union does not fix this single point of failure if those fabs keep depending on the same source for their machinery: there is no…

To achieve genuine technological leadership and supply chain resilience, the Chips Act 2.0 proposal now pivots from a supply-side focus to a proactive, market-driven industrial policy approach. The new proposal introduces a welcomed mix of supply- and demand-side instruments and approaches, which effectiveness will be determined by means of implementation.

Analog Devices (ADI) welcomes the European Commissions proposal for the EU Chips Act 2.0 and its ambition to strengthen Europes technological capability, resilience and competitiveness. ADI is a global semiconductor company with major R&D, design and manufacturing operations in Europe. ADI Europe has globally competitive capabilities in analogue, mixed-signal, power and sensing technologies.

NCSR Demokritos welcomes the European Commissions proposal for the Chips Act 2.0 and supports its ambition to strengthen Europes semiconductor ecosystem, reduce strategic dependencies, accelerate industrial deployment of European research and innovation, and improve supply-chain resilience and security.

The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise welcomes the Commission’s ambition to strengthen Europe’s competitiveness, innovation capacity and resilience in the semiconductor sector. Semiconductors are a fundamental enabling technology for large parts of European industry and a well-functioning semiconductor supply is important for both digitalisation and the green transition.

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OpenMined is a non-profit building open-source, privacy-preserving AI infrastructure used by data holders, researchers and public bodies in the EU and internationally. We welcome the proposed Chips Act 2.0, but it is silent on confidential computing: the terms "trusted execution environment", "secure enclave" and "remote attestation" do not appear in the proposal, even though the EU's wider sovereignty agenda the…

1. Executive Summary: The Structural Fallacy of Digital Twin Supply Chain Governance The Chips Act 2.0 correctly highlights that deep dependencies and vulnerabilities across advanced and mature semiconductor value chains create severe geostrategic exposures for the Union.

Thank you for the opportunity to share our feedback. Multiple improvements and positive points to mention. Including a focus on demand side; important, though let's realize that it will take time to have the desired impact. Small question: I wonder how non-EU demand might be included in the methodology. Europe is famous for its high-tech equipment and materials.

Prophesee, a French deeptech fabless born from public research, is the world leader in event-driven neuromorphic vision sensors, industrialised with Sony and STMicroelectronics for embedded AI, from industry to defence: the very position that the text seeks to strengthen.

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Open hardware (specifications, designs, and code) is a foundation of semiconductor knowledge that is guaranteed to be available for any purpose. It can be used as-is for fabricating chips in the EU. It can also be modified to match the various semiconductor needs of the EU, or to optimise production based on the raw materials available or other constraints.

The electronics industry includes the whole supply chain from wafer to system. To achieve a basic level of autonomy for critical infrastructure in the EU it needs more than wafer fabs. Materials, printed circuit boards, advanced assembly lines are needed. The European equipment industry is in competition to suppliers from lower cost countries.

EU Chips act 2.0 should invest more in open source. This is crucial both to lower the barrier of entry to chip design in order to enable innovative European SMEs and to reduce reliance on non-european proprietary software that is critical for chip development today.

The EU’s competitiveness is linked to semiconductors. The first Chips Act succeeded in attracting a number of investments in production and helped facilitate the links between the laboratory and the factory. However, challenges remain, in particular regarding advanced manufacturing and AI chips.

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To further pave the way for a future Chips Act 2.0, major space component players and communities, such as the European Space Component Coordination (ESCC) Component Technology Board (CTB), have developed an EEE and technology roadmap delivered in 2025.

CONNECT is the Research Ireland Centre for Future Networks and Communications, Irelands national inter-university research initiative in 6G networks co-funded by Research Ireland, Horizon Europe, and industry with no dominant partner.

Qualcomm welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the European Commissions Call for Evidence on the review of the Chips Act and supports the development of a more ambitious, innovation-driven Chips Act 2. The current Chips Act mobilized political attention and major investment, establishing semiconductors as a strategic priority for Europe.

----1)Predictability of Pillar I Calls Requiring National Co-Funding: Predictability in Pillar I calls that require national co-funding is essential for National Funding Authorities. To ensure effective participation, new calls should not be introduced as amendments to annual work programmes during the year.

The documents present coordinated feedback from the Spanish semiconductor ecosystem for the revision of the Chips Act 2.0. The main message is the need for a more operational, flexible, and industry-aligned framework that accelerates design, prototyping, manufacturing access, and market deployment.

Quintauris is a joint venture dedicated to advancing the adoption of RISC-V globally by enabling next-generation hardware development. The company focuses on accelerating commercialization of RISC-V products, providing reference architectures, and supporting solutions used in industries, with an initial focus on automotive.

Europes semiconductor strategy must avoid the risk of directing most public funding toward large industrial actors while neglecting the foundational layers of the ecosystem, i.e. design tools, early-stage research infrastructure, and the skills pipeline.

ASP Equipment GmbH is a medium sized OEM, we develop and manufacture power supplies for satellites and other spacecraft. We are the national leading supplier for Power Electronics for Spacecraft and Launchers. In some areas, we heavily depend on very few, sometimes single sources for materials and EEE parts which cannot be procured from the European continent.

We have the pleasure to attach the Joint Proposal from the Spanish Semiconductor Ecosystem for the European Chips Act 2.0 Public Consultation Process. This document has been generated -as a national, single, common position paper- through a Memorandum of Understanding between the most relevant semiconductor organizations of Spain: Valencia Silicon Cluster VaSiC; the Spanish Association of Semiconductor Industry…

KTH strongly supports the European Commissions ambition to strengthen Europes semiconductor ecosystem through the revised EU Chips Act. Semiconductors underpin critical technologies such as AI, quantum, automotive, energy systems, defence, and high-performance computing, and Europes current manufacturing capacity and fragmented demand create strategic vulnerabilities.

Europe's semiconductor strategy should shift from pursuing manufacturing autonomy to becoming an irreplaceable partner in the global value chain. The 2023 Act's ambition to reach 20% of global chip production was a reasonable response to the supply chain disruptions of 2020-2022, but the threat landscape has fundamentally changed.

The EU Chips Act 2.0 offers the opportunity for a decisive turning point in the European semiconductor industry and technology policy. While the first Chips Act focused primarily on resilience and security of supply at a time of acute supply bottlenecks, Europe now needs a semiconductor policy that focuses on technological leadership, competitive strength, and indispensability in the value chain through innovative…

Recommendations for the Chips Act Upgrade 2026 TLT PCB appreciates the chance to engage with the European Commission's Public Consultation and Call for Evidence on the upcoming Chips Act review (Chips Act 2). The revision of the EU Chips Act represents a strategic opportunity for the European Commission and Member States to reinforce and optimise semiconductor supply chains at both European and global levels.

Europes semiconductor future depends on a stronger, more accessible and geographically balanced innovation ecosystem. Chips Act 2.0 must lower barriers for SMEs, reinforce Europes strengths in specialized technologies, and build true supply-chain resilience across all Member States not only regions with existing mega-fabs. 1.

A broadened scope beyond the current logic centric Chips Act would allow other semiconductor technologies to benefit from incentives and create a more complete European ecosystem. Today, the Act focuses primarily on advanced logic nodes leaving critical gaps in areas where Europe has strong research capabilities and strategic needs.

The Centre for a Digital Society (CDS) at the European University Institute (EUI) welcomes the opportunity to contribute to this consultation. The submission addresses the three issues highlighted in the Call for Evidence: The EUs persistent dependence on non-EU suppliers for sub-10 nm chips; The erosion of Europes competitive edge in essential and mainstream semiconductors; The limited visibility over the…

CLEPA welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the review of the European Chips Act. While the Chips Act represents an important step forward, several gaps remain in bridging the distance between research and industrial deployment, strengthening backend manufacturing capabilities, and enabling a complete, efficient value chain that reflects the needs of Europes automotive and industrial ecosystems.

My feedback reflects the perspective of a semiconductor start-up developing wide-spectrum image sensors for high-volume computer-vision applications. Our work focuses primarily on groundbreaking process technologies based on novel quantum materials. While the Chips Act is an important and timely initiative, it appears to be oriented mainly toward large companies and academic institutions.

The Skåne Region deals with research and innovation issues based on six areas of specialisation (S3). To support the development of the S3 areas, a Research and Innovation Council (FIRS) has been established, in which the private and public sectors, academia and key players in Skåne’s innovation system are represented.

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I agree, that the Chips Act is intended to ensure the EUs resilience and technological sovereignty in semiconductor technologies and applications. And at the same time Chips Act should focus on on bouth objectives: reducing the EUs dependency on other parts of the world for leading-edge chips, notably by increasing the EUs manufacturing capacity in advanced semiconductors for critical sectors; and · increasing…

Europe is strategically prioritizing semiconductor and quantum technologies to bolster its industrial competitiveness and technological sovereignty, in line with the Chips Act. Success will depend on leveraging existing strengths in areas like cryogenics, photonics, control electronics and specialized manufacturing, alongside increased investment in quantum-specific fabrication capabilities and dedicated pilot…

The first EU Chips Act has shifted Europes position in the global semiconductor landscape. It delivered long-needed political momentum and enabled the first concrete steps toward rebuilding advanced fabrication capacity, notably through the creation of the European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (ESMC) by Infineon, NXP, Bosch and TSMC.

The VDMA represents 3,600 mechanical and plant engineering companies in Europe, employing around three million people in the EU. The EU Chips Act 1.0 aimed to strengthen Europes semiconductor value chain with 43 billion in funding but benefits for the machinery and equipment sector have been limited.

Water Europe (WE) supports the European Commissions evaluation of the EU Chips Act 2.0. Given the strategic role of semiconductors in Europes digitalisation, energy transition and industrial competitiveness, the revision of the Chips Act offers a unique opportunity to address all critical enablers of chip manufacturing.

To date the EU chips act has made good progress towards the goal of achieving greater semiconductor sovereignty for Europe, which is so vital in today's geopolitical / technological climate. Pivotal to this is fostering semiconductor startups / SME's. To this regards, and as a founder of small Irish based semiconductor start up, I would like to see more funding make its way down to more start ups / SME's.

Alliance Française des Industries du Numérique (AFNUM) represents the main players in the digital sector in France: computers, telephones, cameras, etc.), semiconductors, servers and infrastructure for mobile networks.

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At the University of Oslo, NANO-electronics group, we utilize the options and opportunities offered through, among other the EUROPRACTICE project to get access to state-of-the-art tools and technology. At our group we focus on next generation integrated RF and radar technology, sensor interfaces and converters, bioinspired/neuromorphic electronics in our research.

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Advanced, consolidated and aligned conttribution from Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH (FZJ) as clarification to the first statement: Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH (FZJ) welcomes the initiative of the European Commission to review the Chips Act and to launch an ambitious Chips Act 2.0.

As the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, our views regarding the review process of the European Chips Act are presented below: Türkiye, through the Customs Union framework and its alignment with technical regulations, serves as a reliable supply partner in chemicals and materials used in semiconductor manufacturing.

Including PCB production and population in the European Chips Act 2.0 is important to increase technological independence. Chips alone do not create functional systems; reliable PCB and board population with electronic components is an important step to produce reliable functional systems. Today, Europe relies heavily on Asian assembly for high volume products.

The European Chips Act is a highly valuable initiative, and its continuation, expansion, and reinforcement are indispensable. The structural gaps that Europe faces across the semiconductor value chain cannot be closed within only a few years; addressing them requires sustained, long-term programs that ensure continuity, predictability, and stability.

The 2 023 Chips Act has been positive in putting semiconductors at the centre of the agenda and launching pan-European pilot lines, but it has limits: unoperational quota targets without adequate instruments and funding; excessive focus on a few megaprojects; persistent gap between pilot lines and sustainable industrial production (phase of higher technological and market risk); and the absence of a genuine European…

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A comprehensive EU semiconductor strategy has to pave the way to support holistic semiconductor ecosystem development and support upstream supply chain components like fabless business models, design, packaging, and test. This avoids ecosystem fragmentation and strengthens supply chain security.

CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, operates the largest particle physics accelerator in the world, conducting leading research in fundamental physics in Europe. CERN is engaged in building some of the worlds largest and most complex scientific instruments to study the basic constituents of matter: the fundamental particles.

Eaton welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the European Commissions review of the European Chips Act (Regulation (EU) 2023/1781). We recognise the strategic importance of strengthening Europes semiconductor ecosystem and fully support the objectives of resilience, competitiveness, and technological sovereignty outlined in the Act.

The European Union, through the European Chips Act, aims to strengthen domestic semiconductor production capacity, but real sovereignty in an industrial sector is achieved through supremacy and control over design.

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The objective of the European Chip Act reflects a strong desire to strengthen the independence of Europe's electronics industry. Within this value chain, the PCB is one of the most critical links. This product, which defines all the electrical connections that link each chip and component, embodies a significant portion of the expertise of design offices.

The feedforward for the upcoming revision of the CHIPS Act is articulated in 7 policy focus points, to be linked to the European Semiconductors Regions Alliance paper, attached, which was adopted by the ESRA political network in July 2025.

Europe not only aims to increase the domestic production capacity of semiconductors, but, as pointed out by industry analysts and stakeholders, to develop a paradigm of sovereignty by design. This approach implies the promotion of microelectronic components based on open, transparent and verifiable architectures, capable of ensuring high levels of hardware security, reliability of validation processes and…

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Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) and Printed Circuit Board Assemblies (PCBAs) are crucial within the electronics ecosystem but with an underrated and not-so-visible role for the general public. Both of them are of dramatic interest and must be part of the Chips Act 2.0 as well as their contributors such as suppliers of materials, specific consumables and others.

Orgalim welcomes the opportunity to provide input for the coming Chips Act 2. The Chips Act 1 was a timely crisis response that mobilised investments in Europes semiconductor sector. However, its implementation revealed a number of important shortcomings: overambitious targets, fragmented execution, insufficient industry involvement, slow processes, overly narrow scope.

The European Chips Act marked a bold and timely response to these challenges. By combining strategic investment, publicprivate cooperation, and a coordinated policy framework, the Act has already mobilised significant resources to strengthen Europes semiconductor ecosystem and reduce its exposure to external shocks.

Kalray welcomes the European Commissions initiative to revise the Chips Act. Adopted in September 2023 to address semiconductor shortages, the Chips Act must now evolve to reflect a transformed market, rapid technological shifts, and new geopolitical realities.

Joint recommendations of the SILICON ALPS Cluster, representing over 140 Austrian semiconductor stakeholders67% of them start-ups and SMEsfor the European Chips Act 2.0. The recommendations focus on strengthening Europes semiconductor competitiveness by addressing structural gaps, empowering innovation-driven SMEs, and expanding Europes technological and industrial sovereignty.

HENSOLDT is a global leader in sensor solutions for defence and security applications. With a strong presence in key markets, the company leverages cutting-edge technology to address the most pressing challenges faced by armed forces, security agencies, and industrial partners worldwide.

This reaction to the consultation is a collaboration between multiple stakeholders within the East Netherlands. This reaction is the formal reaction from: Province Gelderland, Province Overijssel, RDA Oost NL, Lifeport Semicon Industries, ChiptTech Twente (with close collaboration of University of Twente), and multiple companies within our region. Please find the document with the full response enclosed.

European Union should take a strategic, long-term approach in revising the Chips Act by prioritizing investments in chip design competence, reinforcing existing pilot lines, and ensuring sustainable funding for research and education. The foundation of a resilient semiconductor ecosystem begins with design.

As a fully European PCB manufacturer, we want to emphasize a crucial point: Europe needs more than chips. The current Chips Act is an important first step, but it does not sufficiently strengthen Europes overall electronic and system-level resilience.

From the University of Twente, The Netherlands: Strategic Feedback for the European Chip Act Current Situation Europes semiconductor share has dropped to ~10% and risks falling to 5% as the global market doubles. Existing European fabs (ST, GlobalFoundries, Intel Ireland) are limited to older nodes (>10nm), while advanced fabs mainly serve U.S.-based fabless companies.

IG Metall welcomes the European Commissions initiative to review the European Chips Act. As Europes largest union representing workers in manufacturing and R&D, including semiconductors and microelectronics, we stress that the revision must go beyond strengthening Europes technological sovereignty. It should also create quality jobs and uphold social and environmental standards.

The Chips Act I was primarily focused on new devices and downstream applications, utilizing equipment from established suppliers and traditional manufacturing technologies to enable it. This left a gap in the Chips Act I, where companies that create new chip manufacturing and metrology equipment were essentially left out.

Europes ambition to restore its technological sovereignty in semiconductors requires addressing not only chip production itself, but the entire value chain that enables electronics production. Our company is involved in the development, manufacturing and supply of materials of soldering, sintering, cleaning, cooling and protecting for the assembly of semiconductor, and electronic circuit.

Enclosed you find the position paper of Fachverband Elektronikdesign und -fertigung e. V. (Electronics Design and Manufacturing Association). We represent the interests of 700 members from the German, Austrian and Swiss electronics industry.

Bavaria is one of Europes most important semiconductor regions, with a focus on chip design, and is also a strong user location. A revised version of the European Chips Act (ECA) is expressly welcomed; however, the following points should be taken into account: ECA 2.0 should address the entire value chainfrom materials and chip design (including tools for chip design) to the printed circuit board.

Industry Recommendations for the EU Chips Act 2.0 Submitted by Svensk Elektronik / Semicon Sweden Stockholm, 28 October 2025 Summary The electronics ecosystem is the foundation of Europes technological sovereignty, industrial competitiveness, and green transition.

Arm welcomes the consultation and stresses that, although the first Chips Act strengthened Europes R&D, via pilot lines, the gap to large-scale manufacturing in advanced compute remains. Europe must translate its strong research base into commercial and strategic impact. Europes Semiconductor Opportunity Compute demand is rising exponentially, driven by AI and data-intensive applications.

As a public research laboratory specializing in microelectronics and a member of the academic community supporting the European ecosystem, we welcome the evaluation of the Chips Act and the preparation of "Chips Act 2" . We fully support the objective of ensuring technological sovereignty and resilience .

Building Europe's semiconductor ecosystem will not get along without a significant change in keeping the growth and maintenance of talents. The Chips Act 2 strategy should include a significant campaign to support the interest of the young generation in studying technical disciplines, not only electrical engineering, but also physics, chemistry, mechanical engineering and, of course, mathematics.

In recent years, the German automotive industry has experienced one of the most severe supply crises in its history. The pandemic and global supply bottlenecks have highlighted the dependency on international value chains. Against this backdrop, the European Chips Act was an important step toward securing semiconductor supply and strengthening Europes technological sovereignty.

There is no doubt that Europe must strengthen its competitiveness in the semiconductor sector significantly decrease its dependencies on chips required for system-relevant industries in Europe like automotive, mechanical engineering or others. As mentioned in the VDE-position paper "Hidden electronics IV", it is highly recommended to strengthen the entire semiconductor system across the entire value chain.

The revision of the Chips Act represents a decisive step toward consolidating Europes technological autonomy. However, for the goal of semiconductor sovereignty to become truly attainable, the European strategy must address a structural vulnerability that the first Chips Act did not adequately consider: the absence of a dedicated industrial policy for the Printed Circuit Board (PCB) and Printed Circuit Board…

As an academic, I can contribute to European microelectronics sovereignty mainly in two ways: educate the future workforce and research novel solutions before they are ready for industry. In a capital-intensive field like microelectronics, an academic cannot be successful without help, and the Chips Act 2 should address these issues. We need an extension of the current Europractice project.

Compound semiconductors are critically needed to enable the digital transformation, electrification and quantum revolution. Compound semiconductors are also an area where Europe already has worldwide leadership in science and technology, giving it a strong position, both to defend and to further develop.

Aerospace Valley is the largest European cluster in the aerospace sector, covering aeronautics, space, and drones with link with the defense sector regarding the duality of some technologies. It brings together more than 800 members, including major industrial companies, SMEs, startups, and research laboratories. The EUs dependence on chip supplies is well recognized.

Great idea, but as usual the money is wasted by distributing it mostly to tons of small companies that exist only to suck up EU money, big companies that exist only to employ Europeans and kick the can around, plus the few usual suspects in academia. And Italy pays Italian partners years after the project has started, sometimes even years after the project has ended.

Europe needs a Chips Act Plus The Global Electronics Association (formerly IPC) welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Call for Evidence and review of the European Chips Act. While the Global Electronics Association welcomed the European Chips Act as a first step in building resiliency and technological leadership in semiconductors, our Association has repeatedly highlighted grave concern about the limited…

As a university professor working in analogue and RF integrated circuit design, I rely daily on the availability of advanced design tools, fabrication technologies, and prototyping services to carry out high-quality research and to provide meaningful training to my students.

As an academic and research institution, we provide the training and collaboration necessary for basic and applied research projects, working alongside small and medium-sized enterprises. Our sustained work in this area enables us to develop innovations in cross-cutting tasks in sectors such as health, the environment and communications, where the integration of different types of technology is fundamental.

I am a university professor of electronics, and I see firsthand that the talent shortage in this field is becoming a critical issue that must be addressed with determination. I am aware that initiatives have already been launched within this program, but they are not widely publicized across EU universities, and therefore their impact remains limited. In my view, stronger and more visible actions are necessary.

Speaking as an advanced package design industry expert and also an NGO representative, my belief is EU should also solidify the recent accomplishments of CA1 to support a collaborative learning ecosystem for chip and package design and manufacturing to ensure we have the needed workforce to support domestic semiconductor industry growth.

Chips Act 1 has laid a strong and future-oriented foundation for Europes semiconductor ambitions. By prioritizing in pillar 1 the pilot lines for the challenges of the next decade, the role of advanced packaging, heterogeneous integration and substrate innovations has correctly been acknowledged, as thereby Chips Act1 has targeted the technologies that are indispensable for next-generation semiconductor systems.

Air Liquide is a world leader in gases, technologies and services for industry and healthcare. Present in 60 countries with approximately 66,500 employees, the Group serves more than four million customers and patients worldwide. At Air Liquide Electronics, we provide ultra high purity gases and innovative advanced materials to the semiconductor industry.

As OEM, integration is the critical convergence point where semiconductors, PCBs, substrates, and advanced packaging become mission-ready systems. For Space and Defense, this capability ensures security, reduces supply chain vulnerability, and supports innovation in high-density, high-reliability electronics.

A holistic, coherent policy strategy and regulatory approach across all policy areas is needed to boost the EUs semiconductor industry. Semiconductors are a pervasive technology, key components of everyday electronics devices that make life easier, safer, more secure, and greener. Semiconductors are a common denominator for archieving European ambitions across the board, from the green to digital transitions.

On behalf of industriAll European Trade Union, representing 7 million workers in the mining, manufacturing and energy sectors, we would like to thank the European Commission for the opportunity to give our opinion on the revision of the Chip Act. Please find our position in the attached document.

Wacker Chemie from Germany, with its two polysilicon production sites in Germany, is Europes only manufacturer of polysilicon, and an essential player in Europes and the global semiconductor and solar supply chains.

As a teacher and researcher who designs and submits chips for fabrication, I see a significant gap that could be addressed by Chips Act 2: as far as I am aware, there are currently no European programs that fund chip fabrication for universities.

The Chips Act is useful in many ways to academic institution. For instance, through the Chips JU it is possible to participate to competitive calls for research projects devoted to strengthen the EU position in the semiconductor strategic industry. Moreover, it fosters the exchange of ideas, practices, and knowledge across EU countries.

Chips Act 1 successfully strengthened Europes position in advanced manufacturing by creating pilot lines, attracting first-of-a-kind fabs, and establishing a coordinated framework for supply-chain monitoring. These achievements form a strong foundation, but Universities urgently need faster and more affordable prototyping, as long lead times currently are severely limiting research throughput.

In todays rapidly evolving computing landscape, Europe must urgently adopt a comprehensive, integrated vision spanning the entire semiconductor value chain - from breakthrough materials and device innovation, through circuits and architectures, to the full design ecosystem including simulation, synthesis, and compilation tools.

Dr Frank Kromer, MdL Sächsischer Landtag Member of the CDU Group, Digital Policy Spokesperson Bernhard-von-Lindenau-Platz1, 01067 Dresden, Germany Feedback: (1) Manufacturing capacity: The continuation of the successful relocation policy or the expansion of existing semiconductor manufacturing sites remains necessary: The threat of supply shortages in recent times makes it clear that it is not necessary to focus on…

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The EU's Chip Acts are necessary, but they are only one part of the story. In order to reach the goal, we also need the PCB and packaging industries in the EU. Close and aligned development and support of these industries is therefore essential to achieving the EU's strategic autonomy goal.

KuasaSemi is a UK-based deep tech startup developing TCAD software for wide bandgap (WBG) power semiconductor design. Headquartered in Wales, UK, we are committed to enabling accessible, intuitive simulation tools for SMEs, researchers, and scale-ups working on SiC and GaN technologies. We strongly support the inclusion of power semiconductors and WBG technologies as core pillars of the next European Chips Act.

My company is involved in the development, manufacturing and supply of materials (adhesive, resin) for the assembly and the protection of electronic circuits or bare semiconductor dies. Chip Act 2 is a great opportunity to strengthen the industrial and academic eco-system of the electronic sector in Europe.

Axis Communications began exploring chip design in the late 1980s, developing its first in-house chip, the ARTPEC SoC, in 1999. Chip development has fueled our innovation and growth ever since. As a successful European scale-up, we urge the EU to prioritize the following: 1. Build and retain semiconductor talent in the EU Semiconductor competence is essential for Europes resilience and competitiveness.

The current European Chips Act has successfully mobilized large-scale investments in leading-edge nodes. However, a critical gap remains in the resilience of **mature nodes (22nm - 130nm)**, which are essential for Europe's strategic sectors (Automotive, IoT, Defence, and Health). Furthermore, the shortage of skilled workforce remains the primary bottleneck for growth.

CNES feedback for EU Chips Act 2.0 The competitiveness and the sovereignty or European space industry are directly dependent to the availability of strategic EEE components with sustainable supply chains. It is almost important to improve Europe non-dependence with regards to EEE components and semi-conductors.

The adoption of the EU Chips Act in 2023, was a necessary step for Europes semiconductor industry, ensuring technological sovereignty, innovation and supply chain resilience, and we can already see some great achievements. Nevertheless, these efforts must now be extended to PCB and PCBA industry (chips dont float). The European PCB industry is very fragile and has decreased considerably in the last 20 years.

European Space Agency (ESA) feedback for EU Chips Act 2.0 Microchips technology for SPACE applications is crucial for Europes wellbeing and safety. Chips and PCBs (without printed circuit board chips would be useless) suitable for the harsh space environment are indispensable for European spacecraft for Earth Observation, Telecommunications, Navigation, Science, Exploration and Security.

As a scientific researcher and university educator, I would like to provide a brief analysis in response to the EU Chips Act review consultation [1]. My views are based on four main hypotheses that align with the replies of the European Commission to the European Court of Auditors 12/2025 report [2, 3]. 1.- Chips are not alone.

The next phase of the EU Chips Act should expand subsidized MPWs, and create EU-wide IC-design training and certification. We need more SME vouchers, a stronger push into 3D heterogeneous integration and chiplets. Europe must also invest in quantum sensing electronics, pan-EU testbeds, and coordinated collaboration to ensure real strategic autonomy.

While we support the objectives of the Chips Act, we are concerned that it does not offer a comprehensive vision of the sector that would allow a plan to be put in place in line with the reality on the ground. In particular, the catastrophic situation of PCB in Europe should be a major concern for our electronics industry and should be fully integrated into the Chips Act 2.

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EUROPRACTICE's activity is essential for many research groups in Europe, as otherwise it would not be possible to cover the costs of software tools and silicon samples. This initiative must therefore be maintained if the fields of semiconductors and microelectronics are to be strengthened.

I have been working in the field of digital integrated circuits since 1999. Much of the work carried out by myself and by my research group has been possible thanks to the Europractice initiative, which has provided access to professional design tools and semiconductor technologies. More recently, with support from the PNRR and CHIPS-IT, we successfully completed a RISC-Vbased tapeout in October 2025.

The actions implemented in the Chips Act till now appear to be very much top-down driven by large corporates and/or large RTO's and the role of SME's and smaller organizations appears to have been overshadowed by those big players. At ChipsWIN (the Walloon Chips Competence Centre), we think that SME's and startups are an essential part in reviving the semiconductors in Europe.

I welcome the EU's initiative to review and strengthen the Chips Act. While the regulation has already demonstrated significant impact, there is a critical gap that needs to be addressed to achieve true technological sovereignty: comprehensive support for chip design training, research infrastructure, and experimental validation capabilities within the EU.

My Background: I have been teaching for many years on microelectronics and we have submitted close to 80 different designs over the years in several different technologies, therefore I have been deeply involved in the topic.

There has never been a more important time to ensure that Europe maintains its competitive edge and that researchers are able to use advanced technology to perform world leading research. Europractice and ChipsJU programmes enable European researchers, SMEs, innovators and partners to able to train the next generations of key technical personnel for technological industries as well as being able to perform cutting…

The Chips Act has launched a strategical very important dynamic from the top, i.e. concerning firstly large mainstream industry / nanotechnology fabrication (e.g.pilot lines), then specialized processes / applications (e.g. wide band gap for power, photonics ...). The next phase could more (or better) consider (i.e. fund) the long-term overall knowledge supply chain starting from the bottom, i.e.

The EU Chips Act is an important step towards keeping Europe competitive in the global electronics landscape. But focusing on semiconductors alone wont be enough to achieve real technological independence. Between the semiconductor and the finished product lies a crucial gap one where Europe is still heavily dependent on Asia: the PCB and PCBA sector.

Europes semiconductor ecosystem is strongest when it reflects the diversity of its people, regions and institutions. Across the Union, many smaller universities, technical faculties, SMEs and specialised labs contribute essential expertise, train the next generation of engineers and address high-mix, low-volume industrial needs that are central to Europes identity and global competitiveness.

The provision of Europractice is vital to the knowledge economy in the EU and UK. This service should be enhanced with grater government support for all EU and UK based bodies to drive growth and innovation. Today, in fact over the past 50 years, we have seen massive wealth and well-being created by the semiconductor. It is more imprint than ever to support this activity.

The effort of Chips Act 2 should focus not only on semiconductor production capability but also on reinvigorating the design capability. This requires an effort towards younger generations (high-schoolers and below) to promote the profession of integrated circuit (IC) designer so that they enroll in the right courses at university level and learn how to design a chip.

Thank you for providing the opportunity for the feedback. I believe it is a good moment to rethink the role of chip design. I feel Europes chip design capabilities have received comparatively less attention. As we look ahead, the next phase of the Chips Act could benefit from a stronger focus on design competitiveness. This perspective is also in line with the European Commissions recent statements on September 29.

Chips Act2 should promote those semiconductor technologies where european industry could harness the effort (automotive, aerospace, energy, medical) and those topics that could produce a noticeable impact in medium term (2D materials, sensors, photonics, RF). Try to secure production inside Europe with companies owned by european countries (not by China or USA).

The key significance of the European Chips Act lies in its comprehensive framing of Chips spanning research, design, EDA tools, manufacturing, supply-chain resilience, and sustainability as a strategic foundation for Europes technological future.

I am writing to express my positive feedback and its significant impact on our organization and the broader semiconductor industry. The CHIPS Act has been instrumental in paving the way for us to embark on ASIC design development. This initiative has not only facilitated our growth but has also fostered a heightened interest among local companies in the semiconductor sector.

The current investments in Europe's semiconductor ecosystem are generating strong momentum and thereby strengthening the region's competitiveness and resilience within the global industry. However, the continued investment in Europe's semiconductor capacity is crucial to ensure technological autonomy and the security of its supply chain.

I welcome the opportunity to provide input to DG CONNECT regarding the ongoing implementation and future evolution of the EU Chips Act. I would like to express strong support for the objectives of the Act and specifically to acknowledge the significant progress already achieved under Pillar 1.

The next European Chips Act must evolve from an emergency response into a strategic industrial policy that makes Europe competitive, indispensable and resilient within the global semiconductor ecosystem. It should be guided by realistic, market-driven objectives and strengthen the entire semiconductor value chain.

The geopolitical changes of recent years make it imperative to rethink the future role of micro- and nanoelectronics (MNE) in the EU and the member states. The reasons for this are: - Massively increasing dependence of all major vertical markets (automotive, medical, and space) on micro- and nanoelectronics (MNE).

Lobby of the European Chip Act expresses a strong desire to strengthen European dependence on its electronic sector. In this value chain, PCBs are one of the most critical links. This product, the objective of which is to define all the electrical links that will bring together each connection of the Chip and the components, carries much of the knowledge to make separate offices.

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It will be very hard to have any leadership on fab front-end or back end at this late time, so while we maintain some basic level of sovereignity, we should focus in EU to drive and support the growth of companies making use of the current and foreign infrastructure that is being (over)built in these years, to become market leaders in their segments and make sure they export their technology, products and services…

Good day, I would like to bring my comment together with the many who imagine you have already received this argument. The Chips Act as designed shows serious shortcomings as it does not take into account the entire supply chain of the industry.

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The EU can learn from its experience with classical semiconductors, where outsourcing production led to a loss of capabilities. The quantum sector presents an opportunity for Europe to establish itself as a leader and avoid repeating past mistakes. While academic research has been ongoing for decades, commercialization is still in its infancy, and no company has yet fully scaled up production to mature levels.

I believe the advanced packaging, heterogenous integration and hence the PCB/electroncis manufacturing industry in the EU is overlooked and could be a hidden powerhouse for the continent. There is still a substantial and state-of-the-art capability and industrial base, let's not overlook it once more....

The European PCB industry is only covering 1.9% of all the PCBs made worldwide. Since the late nineties this industry has shrunk by approx 75%. The recent initiatives like Chip Acts in the USA and EU are encouraging. However, Chips don't float. They are mounted on PCBs and IC Substrates (carriers) in order to perform.

The rationale behind Chips Act 2 is to secure European competitiveness and to be less reliant on Asian sourcing. A chip needs a carrier to be used, thus the Chips Act 2 must include materials, equipment, design and manufacturing of IC substrates, Interposers and Ultra HDI PCBs. Without these processes and products Chips Act 2 will fail.

Identifying a Critical Dependency for European Sovereignty Nomenil B.V. is a Dutch technology SME (KvK 98077635) developing a data-driven software platform (N-1) to solve the core process-control bottleneck in Functional Additive Manufacturing (AM). Our initial focus is enabling the high-volume, high-accuracy production of advanced Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs).

The European Unions Chips Act has been a pivotal step in fostering semiconductor innovation, enhancing resilience, and securing the future of the regions digital economy. However, for the EU to achieve its goals of technological sovereignty and global competitiveness, it is critical to recognize the interdependent nature of semiconductor manufacturing with other foundational components of modern electronics.

The VDE is the largest technology organization in the European Union, more details: www.vde.com/en. Various professional associations are grouped together within the VDE. These include, for example, the Society for Microelectronics, Microsystems and Precision Engineering (VDE GMM) and the Information Technology Society within the VDE (VDE ITG).

EDA software is a vital part of the ecosystem and currently EU companies are virtually obliged to purchase from only 3 big companies. EU should push for a thriving open source ecosystem where software for EDA design does not represent a barrier as today.

To support the development of artificial intelligence, data transfer must be significantly improved in both speed and energy efficiency. Traditional copper interconnects are highly energy-intensive and are approaching their physical and performance limits. While lasers are beginning to be deployed in data centers, they still face challenges related to power consumption and data density.

The EU chip industry and the EU dependence on chip supplies have been well identified. Although the diagnostic was clear, the EU answer with the chip act has been disappointing. The chip industry need a global consolidated answer at the EU level with the appropriate level of funding and expert teams.

The Chips Act has the problem not to include the chips customers (device making industry) and there is no or too few co-investment from public money investors involved. Furthermore the process is two slow and has much bureaucracy. Most important is that compared with USA there is no Build EU/ Buy EU act is in place.

A. Learning from Global Best Practices The Taiwan Example To strengthen Europes semiconductor competitiveness, we should learn from successful models such as Taiwans ecosystem, which demonstrates: 1. A complete and integrated value chain where SMEs play a vital role across design, manufacturing, and supply. 2. A business-driven innovation model, in contrast to Europes predominantly research-driven approach. 3.

The overall framework is going in the right direction and great steps having taking, especially by focalizing on end products/outcomes and not only fundamental research and low TRLs. One of the unsolved problems in Europe in accessing the latest technology nodes is that we lack enough cutting edge designs that can justify the volume needed for the mayor markets (DC, automotive, connectivity).

All AI activities are today based on the same technical principles represented in the usage of GPUs which is from system perspective very power consuming and inefficient and will only get some evolutionary improvements. For next genrations of AI the already in science existing new principles (including usage of emerging devices) need more attention - Neuromorphic Computing principles.

4 generic feedbacks : 1/ Simplify whatever can be simplified 2/ Listen to industry says (directly or via the 3As), not only RTOs "wet dreams" 3/ EC does NOT "know better" what is good for industry and EU wealth, neither do McKenzie and the others US consulting firms.

Flexiramics B.V. is a deep-tech SME working on advanced ceramic materials, we welcome the opportunity to contribute to the Chips Act 2 consultation. While much of the focus in semiconductor policy rightly centers on chip design and manufacturing, we believe that materials innovation, especially in hardware, deserves greater attention.

As a European manufacturer of equipment for printed circuit board (PCB) production, I strongly support the objectives of the Chips Act 2.0. Strengthening Europes semiconductor ecosystem requires attention to the entire value chain, including PCB technologies and the machinery that enables advanced packaging and electronic assembly.

We need more focus on innovative chip technologies in which Europe has a clear advantage (for example novel photonic chips, not based on silicon). Less focus on chip technologies in which Europe would only be attempting to catch-up to others far ahead. The most crucial issue is however on the funding side.

Open topic calls should remain for both RIA & IA. In case focus topic calls will be launched they should be opened 6months before the deadline (3 months is not enough). Lab2Fab kind of initiatives should be open also for associated states. SRIA can be broad as it is today but there should be also a short summary of strategic topics. Sustainability should be present (PFAS, repairability, ultra-low energy, reuse...).

TS PCB, a Polish manufacturer of Printed Circuit Boards (PCB), strongly supports the European Unions ambition, articulated within the European Chips Act, to bolster technological sovereignty, security, and resilience in the semiconductor supply chain. The pursuit of enhanced European manufacturing capacity is vital for economic security.

Europes competitiveness and technological resilience depend on keeping pace with the fast-evolving semiconductor landscape. Technology Industries of Finland urges the EU to act with urgency in its chips policy so that implementation matches global developments and delivers a systemic, forward-looking strategy that consolidates strengths, tackles dependencies, reflects and catalyses demand and aligns EU and national…

It is said in the call for evidence document, the demand for 10nm or less nodes chips is limited. On the contrary, there is a great need for facilities that could manufacture small and medium size series at competitive cost. By "manufacture", I mean all the value chain, from lithography to packaging and metrology. By "chips", I mean microelectronics but also all the diversity of microphotonics i.e.

We noticed an increasing demand in semiconductor metrology in general and in particular for high aspect ratio structures, ultra-thin films and 3D-stacks. However, no appropriate funding instruments were implemented in the last Chips Act. Generally, the Chips Act did not serve as a supporting instrument to bring novel supporting- & enabling-technologies to practical application, like, e.g.

Less focus on the % of manufacturing in Europe and more on 'Control Point': products by European companies based on European technology (and infrastructure and ecosystem of suppliers, etc.) that are indispensable in international value chains. We have two kinds of this: First, existing strengths, which can be in chip manufacturing but equally well in equipment (ASML) or materials (Soitec).

The extension of EU funding under Horizon Europe and InvestEU guarantees presents a significant opportunity for Indian companies to engage in joint R&D projects on next-generation chip architectures and process technologies.

- We should not only invest in manufacturing, but also in design and building up the complete ecosystem of fabless companies. We want to have the next Nvidia, not (only?) the next TSMC... - We should invest more in academic research in close (and real) collaboration with EU companies. Do not think that this collaboration automatically comes from investing in large research institutes.

First ChipAct package is very dedicated to fundamental key enabling technology in front-end manufacturing and research pilot lines. The Design aspect is also touched but only via DET approach which lower threshold for end user by again overlap with traditional design house and ASIC design house market.

Almae Technologies is a fast-scaling IDM company operating in the semiconductor value chain located in France. Almae management is very experienced in the field with a technical background coming from Alcatel and Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs.

Photonics is one of the fastest-growing enabling technologies in Europe. In Finland, the photonics industry grows by about 12% annually, and similar rates are seen elsewhere. As electronics approach their physical limits, photonics becomes indispensable: it offers the means to sustain Moores law and overcome Shannons limit, enabling faster, more energy-efficient data transfer and processing.

From AstroLife Universe, the Sub-Atomic Quantum Computing (CCNS) initiative and the Sixth Generation Symbiotic Neurotic Artificial Intelligence (IANSCS), we wish to provide a comprehensive vision for the European Commission’s consultation on R & D & I funding. Europe is at a critical point: or it leads the next technological wave or is relegated to strategic dependence.

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The Chips Act (CA1) could achieve greater impact if it considered a broader spectrum of industry domains in its funding approach. 1. Balanced Industry Coverage :While the automotive sector has rightly been given high priority, other strategically important domains such as AI, Energy, and Robotics also deserve stronger attention.

Beyond the recovery funds finishing mid 2026, several countries does not have budget to keep supporting the semiconductor industry. 3rd IPCEI, will need special allocation of funds to the member states. Chip Act 2.0 should provide this funding to the member states.

The innovation created about chemical analyse via Chips installer in an Intraoral scanner is in need of much more details from Echa municipality there dental biomaterials Will be detected in detail to empower laboratories & clinical updates & directly give feedback how they should protect the patient from damage by pollutants as nanoparticles existing in the filing & cavity.