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# EU clears EUR288 million German state aid for Zeiss and Zadient chip plants
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-05-20-ec-state-aid-zeiss-zadient-chips/
- Published: 2026-05-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-01T10:50:32.000Z
- Description: The European Commission approved EUR288 million in German state aid under the Chips Act: EUR222 million for Carl Zeiss to build EUV optics in Oberkochen and EUR66 million for Zadient Materials to make silicon carbide source material in Bitterfeld.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Industry, investment and R&D, Policy and law, #news, #verified

Verified [European Commission press release IP/26/1095, 20 May 2026](https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip%5F26%5F1095?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish that either facility has broken ground or that the grants have been disbursed.

**How this item counts.** Towards autonomy: it changes who made the parts. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 2 of 3 (medium), Verified counts in full: weight +4 of 36 possible. parts: EU approves EUR288M German aid for EUV optics (Zeiss) and SiC material (Zadient) fabs, not yet built. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)