People walk past the headquarters of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the world’s largest semiconductor maker, in Hsinchu on Jan. 29. European Industry Commissioner Thierry Breton, wearing a protective face mask, talks during a presentation before a visit at the Thermo Fisher plant, formerly Novasep, producing COVID-19 vaccines for AstraZeneca in Seneffe, Belgium, on Wednesday. To reach those goals, the European Commission said it would launch a European alliance on microelectronics, which will likely include Europe’s major chipmakers and possibly also carmakers and telecom companies. “If governments are determined to do this, it will take years to break this up, and not months.”One of the biggest hurdles for the EU’s semiconductor plans could come down to financing. “One of the weak points is the access to risk capital in Europe and the implementation of the capital market in Europe,” he said.

Source: Taipei Times February 14, 2021 16:02 UTC