UK Plans 1 Billion Pounds of Semiconductor Investment in 20-Year Strategy

The British authorities on Friday unveiled a brand new £1 billion semiconductor technique to put money into infrastructure, analysis and safety because the UK tries to diversify its chip provide chain.

The plan would “safeguard provide chains from disruption and defend tech towards nationwide safety dangers”, the UK government’s department for business, energy and industrial strategy said in a statement.

The investment over the next decade would include up to £200 million ($215 million) between now and 2025.

The new 20-year strategy would “boost the UK’s strengths and skills in design, R&D and compound semiconductors, while helping to grow domestic chip firms across the UK”, the division added.

It comes as European carmaker Stellantis has warned it may shut some UK factories ought to the British authorities fail to tweak Brexit commerce guidelines to ease the provision of batteries for electrical autos, for which semiconductor expertise is a key half.

Visiting Tokyo Thursday, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak introduced Japanese funding of greater than $22 billion into the UK, however accepted carmakers’ concern about Brexit commerce guidelines as he confirmed talks with the European Union.

“Semiconductors underpin the units we use day-after-day and shall be essential to advancing the applied sciences of tomorrow,” Sunak was quoted as saying in the statement.

“Our new strategy focuses our efforts on where our strengths lie, in areas like research and design, so we can build our competitive edge on the global stage,” he added.

(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is printed from a syndicated news company feed – AFP)