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CEPA's Cytera: Europe should target next-generation chips, not legacy fabs

CEPA's Christopher Cytera argues Europe should target chip niches like silicon carbide and design rather than legacy fabrication, citing the EU Chips Act's over EUR 43 billion mobilised and EUR 2.2 billion for STMicroelectronics's Sicily plant.

Verified Opinion Abroad AI-drafted CEPA analysis, 18 February 2026

What the source does not establish. Does not establish that the EU has adopted any new semiconductor strategy beyond existing Chips Act commitments.

Index score. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. Commentary on existing Chips Act spending; no new institutional action, so moves none. European Sovereignty Index

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