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Germany selects 38 projects for chipmaking IPCEI, over EUR 3 billion

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.

Reported Germany Trade & Invest report, 19 March 2026

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

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