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# Germany selects 38 projects for chipmaking IPCEI, over EUR 3 billion
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-03-19-germany-ipcei-semiconductor-38-projects/
- Published: 2026-03-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-02T09:20:39.000Z
- Description: Germany selected 38 semiconductor projects from twelve federal states for the IPCEI on Advanced Semiconductor Technologies, committing more than EUR 3 billion as EU coordinator, spanning chip design through production.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #reported

Reported [Germany Trade & Invest report, 19 March 2026](https://www.gtai.de/en/invest/industries/germany-selects-38-projects-for-chipmaking-ipcei-1985570?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish EU state aid clearance or disbursement to individual projects, only Germany's national selection.

**How this item counts.** Towards autonomy: it changes who made the parts. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 3 of 3 (large), Reported counts half: weight +3 of 36 possible. Germany commits EUR3bn+ to 38 chip projects as EU coordinator, boosting EU chip capacity; EU clearance pending.. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)