The Strait That Doesn’t Make Chips — But Can Stop Them
At the core of this dependency lies a simple but often overlooked reality: semiconductor manufacturing is fundamentally a chemical industry layered atop precision engineering.
The Next ARM
Rather than manufacturing chips, the company focused entirely on designing chip architectures and licensing them to others.
Tower Announce Plans to Expand in Japan
The transaction is expected to close on 1 April 2027, subject to regulatory approvals and standard closing conditions.
Ireland & Vietnam SemiCon Collaboration
Ireland is also home to key research centres. The Irish Photonic Integration Centre (IPIC) focuses on photonics technologies that use light to accelerate data transmission,
Start-up Lace raises $40m
The investment round was led by Atomico, with participation from M12, Linse Capital, Spanish Society for Technological Transformation and Nysnø.
New Irish semiconductor council announced
Through the Silicon Island initiative, the government has set an ambitious target to grow employment in the sector to 34,500
Tesla to build new semicon fab.
While Musk has built a reputation for pursuing ambitious, high-risk ventures, analysts warn that semiconductor fabrication may represent his most complex challenge to date
UK Semicon Centre receives £6.6m investment
The largest allocation has been awarded to the APRIL AI Hub at University of Edinburgh, which will acquire an 8-inch, 200keV EBL system
Peter O’Brien (Tyndall) awarded for help develop chip sector
William Scanlon, CEO of Tyndall, praised O’Brien’s leadership, noting that his work has positioned the institute at the forefront of advanced packaging and is helping to shape Europe’s semiconductor future.
€1.1bn Dresden expansion GlobalFoundries
GlobalFoundries has emphasised that the expansion forms part of its wider commitment to strengthening regional supply chain
Data centre project delivery in Munich
Mercury is committed to increasing its footprint in the Munich region by continuing to provide critical solutions with certainty.
Tata Semiconductor fab nears critical phase
With more than 30 years of experience in the semiconductor sector, Ang joined Tata Electronics in April 2025 to lead its foundry operations.
Nvidia robotic partnership with European chipmakers
There is strong technological overlap between robotics and the automotive sector, where all three European firms are already established leaders.
Tesla’s Terafab chip fab ambitions
While Tesla successfully built an in-house chip design team—developing custom AI chips for Autopilot and Dojo—much of that talent has since departed.
Micron Purchases PSMC’s Tongluo P5 Site
The newly acquired site will enhance Micron’s existing Taiwan operations, acting as an extension of its major manufacturing campus in Taichung, located roughly 15 miles away.
Wolfspeed Appoints Daihui Yu as Regional President
As regional president, Yu will assume full commercial responsibility for the Greater China market.
STMicroelectronics Enters High-Volume Production
This expansion, the company noted, is supported by long-term capacity reservation agreements with customers.
What makes Ireland extraordinary
The strength of this partnership model is reflected in the presence of more than 1,800 multinational companies operating in Ireland today.
Fab begins construction in Eindhoven
These technologies are expected to play a key role in powering next-generation energy-efficient AI data centres, 6G communications networks, medical innovations and advanced supercomputing systems.
