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NanoXplore buys Scalinx to build a European sovereign chip champion

French chipmaker NanoXplore acquired Scalinx, a French analogue and RF signal chip designer in judicial receivership, retaining nearly all its 68 staff to build what it calls a European champion in sovereign critical microelectronics for space and defence.

Verified AI-drafted NanoXplore press release, 3 September 2026

What it does not test. It does not disclose the purchase price and does not by itself secure new orders for the combined design house.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. French firm buys French firm; already European-owned, no sovereignty question shifts. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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