EU’s Digital Compass Plan

In 2022, the European Commission officially released the "2030 Digital Compass" plan, proposing the latest goals for the development of the semiconductor industry in the next 10 years.
The 27-page document clearly states: By 2030, Europe's total production value of advanced and sustainable semiconductors shall account for at least 20% of global GDP, and the 2nm process shall be conquered.
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This is not the first time that the EU’s ambitions for the 2nm process have been revealed.
There had been media reports before that the EU wanted to unite 19 European countries to build a super wafer foundry and develop 2nm advanced processes.
The release of this Digital Compass is undoubtedly a move to accelerate the launch of the 2nm plan.
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The plan also includes the ambition to build the first quantum computer on its own within five years.
The entire plan focuses on chips used in vehicle-to-everything, smartphones, Internet of Things, high-performance computers and artificial intelligence.
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For Europe, competing with the United States and Asia in the chip field is a big challenge.
Europe lacks heavyweight companies in the semiconductor field like Intel and TSMC that can produce large quantities of chips for data centers, smartphones, and computer industries.
It is very difficult for the EU to subvert the chip industry at this stage.
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Currently, in the fields of most advanced manufacturing technology and chip design, there is a clear gap between us and American and Asian semiconductor companies.
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Jan-Peter Kleinhans, an analyst at the Berlin think tank "Stiftung Neue Verantwortung", believes that because Europe lacks market for advanced chip factories to sell to, the goal set by European Commission to double the EU's global chip market share by 2030 will likely not be achieved.
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Commenting on EU’s strategy, Kleinhans explained that unlike the United States or Asia, Europe does not have a meaningful chip design industry to justify the cost of building extra-large semiconductor fabrication plants.
He believes that the EU should focus on revitalizing the field of chip design.
He cited Apple's.
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previously announced investment of 1 billion euros to build a chip design plant in Munich, Germany, as an example, saying that the EU should focus on this work.
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Q: What is 2030 Digital Compass plan?
A: An official document proposing the latest goas for the development of the semiconductor industry in the next 10 years.

Q: When was it released?
A: In 2022.

Q: What does the plan focus on?
A: On the production of advanced semiconductors and 2nm process.

Q: What is the specific goal concerning 2nm process?
A: To conquer it by 2030.

Q: Is this the first time that EU declare its ambition for 2nm process?
A: No. EU had wanted to unite 19 European countries to build a super wafer foundry and develop 2nm advanced processes in the past.

Q: What specific goal(s) does the plan include?
A: It includes the ambition to build the first quantum computer on its own within five years.

Q: What chips does the plan focus on in general?
A: It focuses on chips used in vehicle-to-everything, smartphones, Internet of Things, high-performance computers and artificial intelligence.

Q: What is the current status of EU’s chip design?
A: There is a clear gap between us and American and Asian semiconductor companies.

Q: Who is Jan-Peter Kleinhans?
A: He is an analyst at the Berlin think tank "Stiftung Neue Verantwortung".

Q: What is his view about the prospect of goals of the Digital Compass?
A: The goal set by European Commission to double the EU's global chip market share by 2030 will likely not be achieved.

Q: Why, in his opinion?
A: Because Europe lacks market for advanced chip factories to sell to.

Q: What does he think EU should focus on?
A: To revitalize chip design.