CloseThis event has ended. semiconductor Thursday 26 March 2026, 09:00 - 11:00 (CET)Belgium Practical information WhenThursday 26 March 2026, 09:00 - 11:00 (CET)WhereBrussels Belgium LanguagesEnglishPart ofImplementation Dialogues Description The Implementation Dialogue on the Chips Act, chaired by Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen, was held on Thursday 26 March 2026 at the Berlaymont in Brussels with the participation of businesses and associations from across the semiconductor value chain. The dialogue aimed to discuss the effective implementation of the Chips Act, and to discuss industry’s recommendations for the upcoming revision.Summary ConclusionsDuring the dialogue, high-level representatives jointly presented a report authored by the Industry Advisory Group, a working group of the Industrial Alliance on Processors and Semiconductor Technologies. The report describes the revision of the Chips Act as a major opportunity to strengthen the semiconductor industry as a cornerstone of Europe’s economic security, competitiveness and technological sovereignty. It argues that a more comprehensive approach to Europe’s semiconductor industrial policy will be essential if Europe is to secure its position in an increasingly strategic and competitive global semiconductor landscape.Participants emphasised the need to complement support for manufacturing with stronger measures for chip design, scale-up and market uptake. Several participants underlined that Europe has important strengths across the semiconductor value chain and that a revised Chips Act should give due consideration to the resilience of the broader value chain.In particular, participants stressed the importance of demand-side measures to strengthen Europe’s semiconductor ecosystem. Some also called for better coordination between existing instruments and for stronger support for start-ups, design activities and strategic technologies. In addition, several speakers pointed to the need to improve framework conditions in Europe, including by simplifying procedures, accelerating permitting and reducing delays in the implementation of support measures.Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen thanked participants for their contributions on the current implementation of the Chips Act and underlined that their views would help inform the preparation of Chips Act 2.0. She acknowledged the role of the semiconductor industry in realising a technologically sovereign and competitive Europe and called for close collaboration between the Commission and industry in realising these objectives. List of participating entitiesASMASMLAxelera AIBoschGlobalFoundriesInfineonNokiaNXPOpenChipSiPearlSoitecSTMicroelectronicsThalesValeoVSORAXFABSilicon EuropeSEMI EuropeESIA Related contentChips ActCall for evidence [closed]
The Implementation Dialogue on the Chips Act, chaired by Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen, was held on Thursday 26 March 2026 at the Berlaymont in Brussels with the participation of businesses and associations from across the semiconductor value chain. The dialogue aimed to discuss the effective implementation of the Chips Act, and to discuss industry’s recommendations for the upcoming revision.Summary ConclusionsDuring the dialogue, high-level representatives jointly presented a report authored by the Industry Advisory Group, a working group of the Industrial Alliance on Processors and Semiconductor Technologies. The report describes the revision of the Chips Act as a major opportunity to strengthen the semiconductor industry as a cornerstone of Europe’s economic security, competitiveness and technological sovereignty. It argues that a more comprehensive approach to Europe’s semiconductor industrial policy will be essential if Europe is to secure its position in an increasingly strategic and competitive global semiconductor landscape.Participants emphasised the need to complement support for manufacturing with stronger measures for chip design, scale-up and market uptake. Several participants underlined that Europe has important strengths across the semiconductor value chain and that a revised Chips Act should give due consideration to the resilience of the broader value chain.In particular, participants stressed the importance of demand-side measures to strengthen Europe’s semiconductor ecosystem. Some also called for better coordination between existing instruments and for stronger support for start-ups, design activities and strategic technologies. In addition, several speakers pointed to the need to improve framework conditions in Europe, including by simplifying procedures, accelerating permitting and reducing delays in the implementation of support measures.Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen thanked participants for their contributions on the current implementation of the Chips Act and underlined that their views would help inform the preparation of Chips Act 2.0. She acknowledged the role of the semiconductor industry in realising a technologically sovereign and competitive Europe and called for close collaboration between the Commission and industry in realising these objectives. List of participating entitiesASMASMLAxelera AIBoschGlobalFoundriesInfineonNokiaNXPOpenChipSiPearlSoitecSTMicroelectronicsThalesValeoVSORAXFABSilicon EuropeSEMI EuropeESIA Related contentChips ActCall for evidence [closed]
